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uMaffW;. ' j " y T : -. h . tf. . ' . Vol. LXIX The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1911. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper . No. 82' i LOCAL ASSAY OFFICES WILL Bryan Virtually Declares Dim self a' Candidate For 1912 Nomination . GIVEN BiG OVATION Director of the MlntSnys the Char, lotte Office an; Two or Three Others Handle' "Hut Little Business mid That Could' Just ns F.UHlly be Handled Klsewliere Ijee Christ um u Persistent Seeker For Office. llryan to be Reckoned With. Times Bureau, Congress Hall Hotel, H. K. C. Bryant. Washington, April G It is just a question of a short time till the assay offices at Charlotte, X. C. St. Louis, Mo., Denver, Colo., Helena, Mon, and Bolse. Ida., are abolished. : The congressmen from those states may retain them for a time, prolonging life, but the end is in sight unless conditions : change very materially, In the estimates for 1912 tl director of the United States mint dropped the Charlotte and St. Louis offices, but congress continued them. In his report, which is just from the print ing press, Director Roberts says that these two offices were dropped "for the reason that the volume cjf busi ness handled Is unimportant, and that the few producers making use of them could, without much incoiiven vlence, send their bullion to the mints. saving the treasury the cost of main taining the offices and the cost of transporting the bullion." "It is apparent that the conditions : surrounding, the production of -.gold and which prompted 'the-' establish ment of these assay offices have rad ically changed," the report contin ues. "At the time the offices at Den ver, Helena, and Boise were estab lished, not only was the ''production chiefly sit the hands of individual miners, who wore obliged to dispose of their gold on the spot, but these localities were distant from a rail way and the risks and cost of trans Iiortatlon were a serious handicap to' the producers. When these offices were established the country was us ing incontrovertible paper as currency,-and it was deemed a wise public policy to encourage the production uf the precious metals and the exposi tion and development of the districts in which these metals were known to exist. At the present time, however, our gold production is mainly by well-organized companies and from ores which are commonly shipped to smelters or reduction works, and the product eventually reaches the of flces of the mint service at some dist ance from the place of production. A large share of the receipts of these assay offices come to them by ex press, In many instances costing the shippers practically as much as would shipments direct to a mint. For example, a producer in Nevada, who ships bullion to the assay office at Suit Lake City, as a number of Ihem do, might as well ship it direct to the San Francisco mint, thus sav ing lhe government, the expense of transporting it from the assay office to the mint." "In view cif these conditions," the report concludes," congress- may well consider whether the service now rendered by these offices warrants the expenditure for their mainten ance.". ;. .... : ' The next step, it is believed here, will be the dropping of the assay of fices at Denver, Helena, and Boise. This may not be very pleasant nows to the towns concerned, but it is true. Representative Webb made a hard fight for the Charlotte office and won, but each year the same fight may come up. ''-'...-Bryan's Ovation. In drawing seats In "the house Tuesday " Representative Doughton got the best seat and gave It. to Mr. Page, so that the latter could he close to Mr.' Fitzgerald, chairman ctf the committee on appropriations. Rep resentative Kltchin, who has been considered the lucky man of the dele gation, drew a seat in the detested "Cherokee Strip". Once his fellows laughed at him. The most persistent pleThunter here is Lee Christian, of Raleigh. He has worked every member of the (Continued on Page Five.) HAVE fl SENSATION IN SENATE Lafollett Introduces Resold lion to Investigate Lorimer. Names Hve New Senators to (on duct the Investigation A Flood of New Hills, .Many of Tliem of Im IHirtimcc, I n I roil need in (lie Senate Today. Washington, April li The sensa tion of the session in the senate to day was the introduction of a reso lution by Senator La Follette, provid ing for the appointment ot" a special committee to investigate the elec tion of Senator Lorimer, of Illinois , snortl.v uetore the senate met at noon it became known that La Fol lette was ready to take this action and a tense air hung over the senate when it met and began the routine business after the chaplain s praver. The resolution is preceded bv a long statement reciting the previous action of the senate in the other Lor liner investigation and In this the committee on privileges and elections is criticised for its failure to sum mon certain witnesses and obtain testimony which has a bearing on the case. It then recites thai the Illi nois legislature appointed a commit tee to investigate like charges against Lorimer and refers to the testimony recently given belore that body in which it was shown that $1(10,000 had been expended to obtain the election of Lorimer The resolution then nominates five new senators, all of them without previous experience with the Lori mer case, to conduct an investiga tion, the expenses to bo paid out of tho contingent, fund of the senate Tho resolution names Senator Works, California; Senator Town- send, Michigan; Senator McLean, Connecticut, all republicans,' and Senator Kern, Indiana, and Sonator Pomereno, Ohio, democrats, as the committee. Senator Works has already ner- nittleu himself to be classified as one of the Insurgent republicans, and Senator McLean has been looked upon by the La Follette-Cummiiis co- tiere as a possible recruit. Senator Townsend won his elec tion largely assuming to bo an in surgent and has been identified with the insurgents since his election. Both Kern and I'omerene are pro gressives and are opponents of Seii- itor Bailev. Senator La Folletto refused to al low the resolution to go to a com mittee and it was laid on the tabic, where he will call It up at a later date. A flood of lulls poured in upon the senate today as soon am tho senate cgiilur procedure was reached. Sen- ;itor Owen, of Oklahoma, was the first to get recognition, and the bill which he offered, and will be num ber "1", was a measure to establish national department of health. He ilso presented a resolution approv ing the constitution ot Arizona and New Mexico and 'providing tor the admission of these territories to statehood. Senator Bourne, of Oregon, was next, with a resolution submitting to the several states an amendment to the constitution providing for the direct election of senators. The amendment contains the clause advo cated by the southern democrats, providing that ' the electors shall have. 'the -qualifications of the elect ors of the most numerous branch ot the state legislature." This would prevent federal inter ference with the state constitutions which fix limitations upon suffrage. Senator Cullom introduced n bill to prohibit importation of opium, ex cept for medical purposes. The resolution, In full, follows: "Whereas, the senate resolution adopted June 20, 1910, authorized and directed the committee on priv ileges and elections to Investigate certain charges against William Lori mer, a senator of the Btate of Illi nois and report to the senate whether in the election of Senator Lorimer as senator of the United States from the state of Illinois there were used and employed corrupt methods and practices, and, 'Whereas, said committee, pursn- unt to said resolution, took the tes timony of a large number of witness es, -reduced the testimony to printed form and, reported the same to the senate which was thereafter consid ered and acted upon by the senate, and, .'.'..." - '. ' . 'Whereas, the Illinois state senate thereafter appointed a committee to investigate like charges against Wil liam Lorimer, and report to the said state senate whether In the election of said Lorimer to the United States senate corrupt methods and practices were employed and used, and 'Whereas, as It appears from the (Continued on Page Six.) i THE LORIMER CASE Senate Will Probably Again Investigate the Case Damaging Testimony lletore the III imis Legislative omiiiiltcc .Makes Anuiliei' Investigation liy (lie Sen ate Almost ti Certainly Furl her Development Will lie Awaited n.v . Leased Vire to The 'rbio j.i Washington. April -6 Thai-. Senium Lorimer will have lo defend fur a s or. (I time Ins utli' lo a seal in the I n oil .suites Semite now seems certain in view of -the . damaging testimony concerning' his election 'given hofuri the;' Investigating 'commit tee of t lie -I ll'nols legislature. . It ! the belief of 'those senators who have been following lhe evidence lha resolution will be Introduced in the s; me snort iy ..naming a special cotrimiuee of the senate' of which Senator Knot-'or fen'Mtui''- Borah would probably . be eiialrm.in. to- conduct n so uciilng vesi i m ' Hon inio tile Lorimer scandal r.!ii-ir . I.orlmer lett . Vvnshliigtnn hutrledlv yesterday alternoon. It wns yuld that he had gone lo New Yori: It was the opinion hero that the sen ate committee on privileges mid. elec tions will hot again I)e directed, lo con duct the InvesllKnflon,' mainly been that committee will not l reorganized h .-haps for several weeks. A special ommittoe. named bv ice I'n-Mdein .slurman. would conduct tin' invislii!:i- t inn. in al probability. Tiie'e is a dis position 111 .lite senate, to wait a few days for .developnicnts In Illinois. The second investlffittlon will not -be order ed before next week, if it in ' dei-ided upon, as now seems cert iin. It a vote were taken tudav as the senate Is constiluted. it Is the opinion f Lorimer' s -'opponents that he v. mild be excludel on. the record as it Is now made mi p. 'regardless' of. the ''.Funic icstf mony Or what .may '.follow. . - Vhe ni-ws of the startling le.tiinony I lial a corruption fund M' fW.i lios been expended lo elect Lorimer sen- itor dnl not come as ii surprise to some senators'. '.Several' of the .senators'", who took the loud In opposing Lorimer' bad very detinue information' before Uk adjournment of lite regular session even belore. the vote on the Lorimer case, of the alleged conversation intwecn Kdward Hines. the lrlend ot .senutur Lorimer. and Clarence S. Funk, of the McCnrmick' Harvester Works., who testified yesterday; hel'oro the investi gation; committee iif the Illinois les islatmv. knows What (lie Charges Arc. I'lttsliurg, April 6 Senator Lorimer f Illinois tudiiv refused to discuss the barges made yesterday by .t'lareiice !,-: Funk, general manager of the I n- teriKitionul Harvester t'ompanv liefure the Illinois lestslative InvestiKal ing immittee, alleged that be (Funk) bad been asked to contribute to elect Iwninier. .: Mr. Lorimer -came to I'lttsourg last night on a . business trip and stopped It the Fort t'llt Hotel. He left at noon for .Tohnsiown. where he will ex. imlne a new machine tor the digging f tunnels. , When asked about the charges .made public bv the llarvester company maiu Igor, be smiled and sahl: "1 have not read lhe newspapers vet, but I know what the charges- arc. don't want to talk about It, however. That Is something I talk about upon the floor of the senate and not upon the streets. People who read about these charg es against; me naturally tluiik' that something awful has blown up. I have had all kinds of excitement in the i years I have been in public life and this is only a little more excite ment. , If you or any one else had lived all these years in my state anil m mv Ity and read 'everything-: that was printed about me and about other pub lic persons you would not take so much stock in all the stone that now are made public and spread broadcast, you would look at it through different spec tacles." Ruling on Express Hates. (By Leased Wire to The 'l imes. I Washington, April (!. The inter state commerce commission today is sued new regulations governing tiling of tariffs and classifications ol express companies. The commission holds that where a commodity rate is named in an express company fariff it is the only lawful rate to be charged, notwithstanding the fact that there may be a lower merchan dise rate. Joint tariffs naming rates from a point in the United States to either Canada or Mexico must be concurred In by all express compan ies parties thereto. Ocean carriers do not have to concur in rates charged by express companies. Advance In 'Liquor Rates. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, April 6. The inter state commerce commission today suspended until October 14 propos- contained In the instructions to Gen ed advances In rates for the trans-leral Villar to commence a campaign portatlon of liquors by the Adams, I against Mudero's force which is the United States and Southern Express backbone of the, rebel armv. Companies. The rates were to havej The Chihuahua garrison already become effective April 11. I (Continued on Page Two.) ' !!'! " wr jr Pi ?'''P:';;1 ft ':' Z.' ... SI if f I I lie real successors ol' "I ncle ,o iii nu ciatic clian iiieii ol lln- l , most important House rom.iiiltces, who Imve Mist (alien i;p their Hew duties.. I roin too (., tottooi .i,,bn I. ! it.MCianl, nl liiiiolilvn, bead ol the iipprnpriat ions c inil- lec; Oscar W.I mine. ood. of ?ir niiiigliaiii, Ala., .cliiiii iiian of toe ways mid means coiiiiiniiee anil ll i-e.il ( zai" ol (be House; William Suler, ol Si U I oi k. cllaii'io.in ill' Ibe uiKfee on loceieii .-ill.-iiis. NOT READY FOR PEACE nsurrectos Say Peace Nego tiations Have Fallen Through Head ol Junta at, I I I'aso Says Rev olution Will Spread liapidlv and Tliaf lt),(i()t Aiineil ..'.Men Will Muck lo the Itebol slanilanl. ( liy .Leased Wire to The Times) Kl l'aso, I ex., April ii That peace negotiations- between . the instirrectos and tluv ilexii-an ; goVei'tlmeul have Ulen . through . and I ha I 1 0,000 armed men will flock to the rebel standard wiilnn ten (lavs was the an nouncement made here todav bv the revolutionary-. . junta. (ionzales irza. head (if the junta, declared that the revolt" ..would' Spread through Mexico rapidly. -affecting states where peace has prevailed heretofore: liilitialiua in Dangei-. Mexico ( ity, April ( Three thous- ind federal soldiers under command ol Cienetiil l.onro F. Villar are behiL' itslied to the relief of the cilv of Chiuhtiahua on an armed train nless the rebels intercept the prog ress ot the federals by blowing up bridges. General Viller s men should reach Chihuahua some time tonight General .Villar has been placed In command of the second military zone In the slate if Chihuahua with head quarters at the capital of the state. Operating from that; point he will move against the insiirrectos who have been menacing Chihuahua for weeks. Evidence that the ' Diaz govern ment does not anticipate a favorable result from the efforts of the Ma- dero family to have General Madero accept tne proposed peace terms is PRIEST ON THE STAND Father Vittozzi Declares His Innocence of Crime Drilled Ills ill it I Willi Such eheui i liecc I hat lie I ( II lo the Moor m a f aint Like Ilie Others H .Says He is the iclini of a I'lol of Hie t arabineers. t liy Cable to ThcTinn' . i lerbo. April ii. I ather ittozzi "guardian anel ol the ( amor tin- ra. tool; the witness stand in the trial ol Fnneo Allium and his (. niorrisi, associates today and denied us . i;u i 1 1. Wiin such Impassioned ve- 'henienee that, he collapsed and fell io lhe lloor in . a faint. ".inlting the proceedings. ; It was l ather ittv.i wno secured the release ol Furico Allano when t!,'- head of the N"eaj:oliran society was (list 'incarcerated' in; the investi nation oi the double murder ol ;en- ntiro (iue(ic( olio and ms wile iicii the direct interrogation ol the priest was begun today there was n "dramatic scene. Attired in Ins clerical rubes, t. Lie '.priest solemnly crossed himself as he begiiki his story. lhe witness was excited and Ire- (oienllv wept, pressing his liaiuLicr cliiel to bis eve.s. At other tunes hi spoke in a loud, bold tone and added emphasis.' to. bis words by vigorous gesi tires.- ' ':' . . .'''' '' It developed in his testimony he .ins appealed to King Victor ninnuel and Queen Helena lo bun from his present dilemma. that Kin help He said' that he had sent personal com ni utiicit l ions to ; both the king and queen;- '-: -.':: " I liev innsl surelv realize that the terrible eaarge against me is lalse, cried the priest, ' surelv thev will belli mo in mv nour ol need." A- niiiriiiur ran through the 'other Cimiorrtsts m the steel cage, many ol t lie prisoners exclaiming: ' "es. all of us know you are in nocent, Father, just as we are in nocent ourselves. President Hiancni, ol the Assize court, started, in by asking r ather JtVittozzi many (itiestions about; )iis til'liat inns in Naples. i ; "I am well known and respected I here, answered uio witness. I am honored to say that, .mv ncquain linces include niiinv senators and many , members of tiie. cliiinibi'r. of deputies." .'''.' Kising in his seat the priest cried: 'l am a martvr. 1 am sick Irom the slander and cruelty which has been visited upon me for the pasl three .. years, and all I ask in tnis wiirld is justice.";. He quieted then and went on to iv that oe had once olhciated at memorial religious services at the Monza Caapel and had received a leloirrnm Irom Queen Margnenta thanking litm for his services which he had given tree. The telegram. ml the priest, is among ins belong- nigs. lie had it framed as a keep sake. Father Vittozzi, as the other de fendants examined before him had done, accused the Carabineers. charging that they were in league with certain other interests to bring ihont the dowulall ol innocent men. throughout mv lite, ' continued V lttozzi, "1 nave been a good priest. Priests, more than any otners. come in contact with evil. It is their duty to accept the confessions of wrong doers, l'.ie priesthood is intended to combat the wickedness; of the world and to do that we must know what we iiave to light." I'lie witness then told ot saving masses tor the repose of Lie soul oi the late King Humbert, who was murdered bv anarchists. As his story progressed he grew more and more excited. In the midst ot a tit ol weeping he suddenly lurched for ward -in his chair in a collapse. Two carabineers ran forward and lilted hi in while anotner called a physician. President Blanch i immediately an nounced a recess ot court. VJttozzl has been ill tor some time from heart trouble. Government Drops Indictment. Leased Wire to The Times.) New Orleans. La., April 6 The Cmt d Mutes government has dropped the indictment against Joseph VV. Beer, Manual llonllla former president of Honduras: General Leo Christmas and Floriano Davldi, alleged fomenters of the recent Hondurnn revolution, alleg ing violation of International neutral ity laws. Todav the special grand jurv is is ulng the new charge of ' arming and equipping a ship against a friendly power.' Tins Is a result of sending the fili buster Hornet to. help the revolution ist!). ALDERMEN ARE NArlL Mass Meeting Endorses Only Candidates For Aldermen liattle Lines o Drawn For Stiff liglil I'K-senl Ailoiiiiislialion l.iKloi-eil anil Only ( undulates l or A Idei-men Put Out About 'I wo Hundred anil Lilly Present. The citizens, ol' Italelgh.'ulmill strong, met in .mass meeting last night in lhe court bouse and en dorsed the presem citv administra tion ov 'nominating eight, .candidates I'pr ildernif'ti to, give the city for the next two years tiie sniiie government that we have had lor the past two years. i tie -principal, light in the primary win no over hid aldermen. No can didates for other ..offices were en dorsed by the mass meeting, lhe lines have now been mapped out and lialeigli will go through one of the hottest political battles from now until April iitn, tiie citv lias ever witnessed. The meeting last night was the firing of the big gun.;. . ; Details ol Meeling. At S:l."j o clock Chairman ft. F Montague called the meeting to or der and asked that K. K. liritton. of tho News mid Observer, and C. H layior, oi i ho uaiiv l imes, act as socreliiries. -' : Ilie call of the meeting was read ny .vir. urn ton. citing the good rec ord ol preseni city government made during the past two years. I pon motion of Mr. It. H Dattle tnd voted unnnimotislv, Mr. Monta- gire. wns made permanent (thaifinan the purpose of the meeting being laved h.v Mr. W. N. .iones. He stated that he believed the best results can be obtained in tho mass meeting', in at it will draw out the best, men for t he different: offices. - Two years igo tilings were not going like the (ltizeus of the town WMiitwr-and- a change was mat!1, the present condi lions are nacing us todav and thus the mass meeting ol tonight. Cm sulfation: in the lorin ol tins uiass nieeting. will bring out. men that will keep the citv in good hands as during Ibe past two years. The main . purpose ol this meeting being to select good men from each ward lo run lor aldermen. Mr. Tlailov arose (o ask about the meeting, but it was discovered that he is a republican and he was de- lured out of order. Mr. Carev J. Hunter was called upon and spoke for a few minutes along the lines ol responsibility lo olhceholders. a nil declared that we must bring forward the very best men. From what has happened within the past two weeks it is plainly seen that the citizens of Italeigh cini be depended upon. He declared that 7." percent, ol Ital eigh s fit tzeiis arc sot good govern ment, and it is up to us to bring for ward men who can hold the respect ot the ci v. we must act nusiness men for citv aldermen. Make it a business government. W hen a gath ering like this puts out a ticket com posed of reputable people, then the voters ate going to support them. Let s go forward with a lirst-class citv management at every point. Mr. X. U. Broughton said that as the recent legislature changed our charter so that we vote for aldermen bv the city at large, we are tonight as a unit in this cause and wo must stand together and work ns a unit. Nominations. . Nominations being declared next in order, first ward, first division, was called and .1. Ii. Cheshire nom inated Clarence Johnson, present in cumbent, and he was nominated bv acclamation. First ward, second division, was next called, tinil Mr. Kllison nunn nafdd Alex Webb. C. T. McDonald placed in nomination Albert P. Batt niati. The name ol Mr. Hanman was withdrawn and Mr. Webb was nomi nated unanimously. Second ward, first division, was called and the name oi ,T. C. Elling ton was presented and he was nomi nated unanimously.' Second ward, second division, be ing called. Mr. J. L. O Quliin nomi nated V .1. Lee, who received the unanimous vole. Third ward, first division, was called and ''Jo.'' II. VVeathors pre sented the name of VYYA. Cooper and he was nominated unanimously. Third ward, second division, was the next to be called, and B. L. Crocker was presented, who received the nomination. Fourth ward, first division, saw the name ol Josepn G. Brown pre sented, and he was nominated unan imously. (Continued From Page Two.) 1 AYOR WYNNE LONGER A CANDIDATE Gets Out of the Race and Will Not Ask For Endorsement L II Failing to Get Kndorscment of the .Mass 'Meeting. Mayor Wynne Will Not lie a Candidate V. H. AV11 liamson Offered Support Hut to fused to Kiin Mayor Wynne Then Asked to Run But Kef used J antes I Johnson Next Asked to Make Pledges Hut Refused Now l'p in the Mr. 'Ine city of Raleigh awoke this morning to find itself In the midst ol one of its most strenuous cam paigns for city offices. Things have been moving along, apparently -with easy sails until the past day or two, when the political pot began to boll in earnest. The first gun was bred last oMnday nignt when a body of citizens held a meeting in Raney Library hall to discuss who shall be our next officers. At that, meeting a call was issued for a mass meet ing to be held on Wednesday night in the court house. At the meeting Inst night about 250 people were present, fully one- tliird of whom were curiosity seek ers and who are sympathizers of the ihl administration.' The mass meet- ' ing proceeded to say who should be our-next board of aldermen. Around these two meetings are gathered In teresting side-lights. Ualeigh is pos sibly the only town on the face of the earth whero the Democrats call a primary for 't nc selection of can didates and then precede that pri mary with a mass meeting to say wlio shall and who shall not run for Ilie various ofiices. Two years ago, Mayor J. S. Wynne and his board defeated James I. Johnson and his board. They have held the oflice for two years. Ab tins campaign began Mayor Wynno ami Mr. .lonnson both announced themselves : its candidates for the next two years. At the first meeting held Monday night, when the present administration was being endorsed. Mayor Wynne asked that they en- : dorse his candidacy for re-election. . riiese citizens told him they could not, that 'he had made them a wealt mayor, that upon many propositions he had failed and they must have a stronger man. Major Wynne inlormed them that the en y had made remarkable pro gress during his term ot onice and standing upon his record he could detent Mr, Johnson by at least 600 majority. Thev remained firm, would not yield, jind followed It up ton yesterday, bv asking him to "come down ' and let a winner be put in t no race. , He did so. Mr. W. H. Williamson was named, as tho winning eandV date, but he refused to go into the race Last night the citizens then isked Mr. Wynne to get back into the light. But in the meantime they had visited Mr. James I. Johnson and offered him a ' Grecian house" in the term of their endorsement. Kememhering tae old adage, Trust not the Greeks even bearing ifts, ' Mr. Johnson declined the proffered suggestion and would not! accept the ' golden apple." f - It was noised about last night that they were going to throw their 8upi port for police justice to J. B. Chesh1 ire, Jr., but he did not get their pub lic endorsement at the mass .meet ing. . . ; I his morning it was announced ' in political circles that Mayor Wynne was no longer a' candidate for mayor and to otner candidates tbe citizens must go. The announcement cards ' of Mayor Wynne have been with drawn, which is the ground for the statement that he is out. An effort was made to get a state- men from him this morning, but he was out of town and could not be seen for a statement. Though the earth is adding ono hutt. ilred tons of meteoric dust and eonrplc matter to itself every day, If wfll take about one billion years for It to acau uiulute a uniform layer one lucU tbJjkt n i ,
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