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eip Vol. LXIX. No. 111. v. .The WeatherPAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1911. LAST EDITION ! PRICE FIVE CENTS : " . . . : : : : , . . . : : ; ; : 1 Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigh of any Other Newspaper MEMORIAL DAY IS OBSERVED IN RALEIGH Editor James Calvin Hemphill of Richmond Orator of the Day DINNER FOR VETERANS Ladies' Memorial Society Prepares Excellent Lunchean For Members of Ii. O'H, branch Camp of Con federate Veterans -Mulch to Con tolerate Cemetery This Afternoon For Kxerclses Many Veterans in Line, With Mnj6r James Calvin Hemp hill, editor of the Richmond Times Dispatch, as orator of the day, menv hers of L. O'B. Branch Camp, Con federate Veterans, today celebrated Memorial Day In most fitting manner. The Ladies' Memorial Society had a splendid lunch prepared for the vet erans under the great oaks in capi tol square and the old soldiers were given food both delicious and nour ishing. The parade was made from the Municipal building up Fayette- vllle street wi.th the old Raleigh Drum Corps at the head. Nearly 200 veterans were In line and many oth ers, some too feelue to participate, were on the square awaiting the opening of the exercises. Major Hemphill arrived in the city yesterday afternoon from Richmond. He was carried about the city by a party of newspaper men and shown the- various points "of Interest..',; He was pleased with the improvements noted. A South Carolinian by birth, Major Hemphill as for over 20 years editor of the Charleston News and Courier. He was not only famed In his own state, but" had a reputa tion throughout the country. Major Hemphill was called to the editorship of The Times-Dispatch, where his op portunities for doing good work have been increased. From the, square the parade will form and the veterans, A. & M. ca dets and marshals proceed to the Confederate cemetery, where the ora tion will be delivered. Mayor Jas. I. Johnson Is master of ceremonies, and Rev. R. P. Eubanks, assistant rector of Christ church, Is chaplain Major Hemphill, of course, Is the orator of the day. Following the exercises the graves of the dead will be decorated with flowers. The Veteran's Dinner. The luncheon for the veterans was held in the capitol square at 1 o'clock, the feast of good things be ing enjoyed by a great company ot the old BOldlers, both from tlie Sol diers' Home and from the city and county. The table was loaded down with sandwiches, cakes, pies, fruit, ere,, while the coffoo and lemonade flowed plentifully. The men enjoyed the dinner Immensely and scattered around under the shade of the trees to eat and talk to their heart's con tent. The reunion of many old friends and comrades and the chance to shake hands again and rake up old war tales and talk over old times was as large a part of the pleasure of the occasion as the dinner. A short prayer was offered by Rev. R. P. Eubanks, the chaplain of the day and a few short talks were made by some of the old men. . No such occasion would be com plete without the L. O'Bv Branch - Drum Corp and they were on hand to play some of their stirring ' music, which never falls to stir the hearts under the gray coats. The Wants of aH were well .sup plied and they were carefully looked I after, for it 'was a labor of love. ' The committee appointed by the Ladles Memorial Association to serve the lunch wertv Mrs. Leo D. Heartt, chairman; Mrs. A.' B. Andrews, Mrs. Charles Roof,, Miss Penelope Davis, XIoo Wllllo Aaho Mr A ft Ktrnn- acb, Miss Janie Brown, Mrs. C. C. Baker, Miss Annie Lane Devereux, Mrs. W, F. Marshall and Miss Emily Taylor. '..?' '. . . j '". Collector Tries Suicide. , ' . Atlanta, Ga., May 10 R. R. Dyer, an Atlanta collector, despondent over the outlook, and rendered blue by the cold shoulder often given 'follow er of his calflng in this community, tried to commit suicide yesterday by :A'V k , r -v,-".-s.".. taking blchorlde tablets. The city police and Grady hospital Internes, with pe aid or stomach pump dragg ed him back from the brink of the grave. He took a whole handful or the tablets and Is feeling rather sore with the doctors. He says he can 'I figure out what .business it is of other peoples If he wants to die. Asks Executive Clemency, (By Associated Press.) , Atlanta, Ga., May 10 Jailor A. Seyden, of Chatham county, called on Governor Brown yesterday to ask ex ecutive clemency toward J. C. Hun ter, the Savannah man convicted and sentenced to hang for the murder of his wife and two other women. Sey den says he does not believe Hunter is guilty at all. No Advertising For Mileage.''' (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., May 10 The Geor gia railroad commission will shortly follow, the ruling of the United States supreme court on the subject, and officially announce that newspapers and other publications in this state cannot exchange advertising for mileage. ..' Sjjite Treasury Balance. (Hy Associated Press.) '' Atlanta, aO., May 10 The state treasury has a balance on liajirt to day of $220,000, after paying.-' war rants amounting to $44,00 Satur day. ACTOR LAFAYETTE DIED TO SAVE HORSE (By Associated Press) Edinburgh, Scotland, May 10 Eight bodies were recovered this morning from the ruins of the Em pire Music Hall burned last night. The bodies identified thus far are those of "Lafayette, the Great", a noted magician, and two members of his coni pa ny, Alice. Dale and Joe Cos ter. Miss Dale and Coster were na tive Englanders. Lafayette was a German. He played for 20 years in the United States. During the past two years he has : been In Great Britain presenting a spectacular 'turn", introducing a horse and dog. An attempt to rescue these pets cost him his life. Lafayette had escaped in the panic which accompanied the burst of flames. He was seen to re enter the stage door, saying as he did so, "I am going to get my horse and dog". The actor's charred body was found beside his horse in the ruins this morning. FARMER HAS GLANDERS, ''.'".''"'." Contracted Disease While Operating on a Calf. (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. C, May 10 The health authorities here have in quar antine E .M. C-Combs, a farmer of Stafford county, Virginia, Who is not expected to survive an attack of glan ders. The disease is ' highly conta gious and almost invariably fatal. Combs contracted the disease two veeks ago when operating on a stilf . The disease already has caused him to be totally blind. His death-' Is ex pected any time. Steel Corporation Orders. (By Associated Press.) New York, May lOThe United States Steel Corporation announced its unfilled tonnage on books April UO totaled 3,218,704 tons as agalnrt 3, 447.1101 March 31st. ; ODD FELLOWS ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR (By Henry Arnold Dennis) Winston-Salem, May 10 The Grand Lodge of Od Fellows elected officers this morning as follows: . W. H. Overton, grand master, Durham; Charles Dewey, deputy grand master, Goldsboro; M. L. Shipman, grand warden, Raleigh; B. H. Woodell, grand secretary, Raleigh. , Place of meeting next year not chosen. P. H. Williams, Elizabeth City, elected trustee of Orphan "Home In place of C. F. Lumstfen, deceased, of Raleigh. Unification of Methodism. " (By Associated Press) : Chattanooga, Hay 10 The joint commission of the , three .great branches of Methodism in session, considering plans for the unification of the denomination, got down to actual work today by examining dif ferent proposals for federation of fered by the sub-committee. - . ESTED FOR BRIBERY Conoway's Crime Connected With Deleware Election Refused to Upturn to Delaware With out Requisition Pupers Detective Located Him Seaboard Air Line Improvements: Steamer . Tempor nrily Out of Commission (Special to The Times.) Wilmington, May 10 Mr. Frederick Walls, -of ..the Deleware state dc'tectlv foreo. arrived here, this morning to carry back H. W. Conoway, a white man who was arrested here some days ago. Conoway . was "apprehended un der the rather serious charge of being concerned In a recent bribery case during an election In the state of Deln ware. The warrant for his arrest was sworn out here before Magistrate Harriss. It Is alleged that the de fendant offered a man $10 for his vole (luting the recent election in Delaware. W:;en Conoway was arteseed here sometime ".ago he stated that he would agree -to go buck . without requisition papers. Money to defray transporta tion for Conoway arid Constable Sav age of this city was telephoned, here by the Delaware authorities.. However, whi-n the time for his departure arrived Conoway bucked strenuously and said that he would not go to Delaware un less the .proper requisition papers were shown. This information was sent back and it was followed with the coining here today', of Detective Walls. The latter bore a communication from At torney General A. C. Gray, of the state of Delaware, addressed to Magistrate Harriss which nald "that while the proper requisition papers had not been finished, it was hoped that. .Conoway would agree to accompany Detective Walls back to Delaware., and If. he would so consent that the detective had the proper authority 'to.. assume charge of Itie accused. Detective Walls stated that he also had a letter from Conoway's attorneys advising the lat ter to come back. He hoped this would accomplish the desired purpose. The detective had an interview with Cono way at the county jail today but the accused was non committal in his at titude as to Whether or not he would go back to BeftVware without the proper papers. . Conoway fled from Delaware and was in this vicinity several weeks before he was located. Constable .Savage se cured a description of the man and suc ceeded In aresting him after he had dodged about from place to place for some time. It has been learned from an authori tative source and one of questioned authority that the Seaboard Air Line Railway, which Is doing great things for itself and for Wilmington these days along lines of railroad and port development, has practically decided to Install another 'slip" at the freight terminals here to care for the vast volume of water traffic whicht he cor poration is handling now. ' The, an nouncement comes frdm source which makes it a practical certainty and the news item contained therein will be a matter of Impotrance hot only to citi zens of Wilmington but to the state, in that It means an excellent addition to port facilities here. In connection with : the above well founded report. It is also currently reported that the Seaboard, in the early future, contem plates the erection of still another spacioua warehouse as an addition to the link of "storages" already erected here by the corporation. These an nouncements show that the railroad has no idea of standing still in Its al ready immense amount of port bus iness at Wilmington but that It is th.i Intention to Install other facilities In order to secure an even greater volume here. With the additional slip as con templated, and It is stated that the "slip" Is practically a certainty, the Seaboard Air Line docks here will have a capacity of unloading line large, steamers at one time. There are al ready three of the "slips" and the oi.e suggested will Increase the total to port on property adjoining the docks and wharyes five mammoth warehouses which have probably as large storage capacity to be found at anv southern port. However, the business of im porting different products, as well as storing them here, for. -".distribution throughout this territory, is uncertain at such a rapid rate that the railroad Is now contemplating the additions to its plant as mentioned above. While bound for Carolina Beach yes terday on the usual daily trip down the river the steamer Wilmington lost its wheel. The accident'- placed the pleasure boat out of commission for a short time. Another wheel was sent down from the city and it was soon Installed. For several days past the Wilmington has been making the trips for the steamer Madeleine, the market boat of Fort Caswell. The Madeleine Is undergoing the usual spring over hauling at Georgetown, S. C. The steamer General G. W. Getty is also at, Georgetown for repairs. . An Important meeting of the county board of health was held yesterday af ternoon at the court house. The prin cipal matter of business transacted was the election of a county superintendent or health, Dr. W. D. McMillan, who has held the position for the past term, was unanimously re-elected to till the same duties during the next term. The, iultjty waisj Increased from $1,200 to $1,800 per1 annum. The Increase was (Continued oft Page Four.) inns OF JUf z CITY General Navarro In Flii With the Rebel Array After Him REBEL FLAGS HOISTED Kittliting Was Resumed This Morn ing; and the Rebels Put the Fed eral Army to Rout, Driving Them Out of the City Made Gradual Advance Vp the Main Tlmrotigh fiire of the City Juarez Thr-swcpt Last ij.ht FircvHHpol the Rpb 'lc .Many Citizens of t lie Town : Join Rebel forces. The lint tie at .Inure, between the federals und Insurgents that began Monday afternoon, reached its cul mination this morning, when, after desperate fighting, resumed at half past eight, the insurgents gained practical control of the city. The insurgent flags are flying from the most important building of Jua rez and General Navarro, t lie federal commander, who fled the city, is General Navarro, the federal com mander, continued a desperate re sistance in Juarez this morning to the onslaughts of the rebels under Francisco I. Madero. ,lr, After fierce fighting for over four hours it was reported Xavarro had captured the city; The engagement began again in earnest at S: 25 o'clock Juarez is ttamo swept 'from ttie tires of last night. The federals are making des perate stands from behind barricades. The rebels arc pushing the fighting. The federals found refuge at a church and at the custom house, but the latest reports declare they were driven from both these buildings. The rebels are throwing dynamite bombs and both sides are using ma chine guns. It has been largely a street fight, each side taking advant age of such buildings as the streets offered. : Navarro said he would fight to death. He expected reinforce) ments. The latest reports said this succor was 200 miles away. The rebels expect reinforcements to the number r of "00 men this af ternoon. The wounded men are being-brought into El Paso. Refugees are pouring across the bridge sepa rating Juarez from the American city. Bullets are still coming across the river Into El Paso. As far as known no more Americans have been killed or wounded. Tiajuania, a Mexican town in Low er California, captured by the rebels yesterday, is still in their possession. There has been no further fighting there. The federal, forces that were in Agua Prieta evacuated that town to day. It is reported the federal forces were drawn into a trap yester day near Saltillo and lost some men in subsequent fighting with rebels. Rebels Capture City. El Paso, Tex., May 10 10:40 a. m. General Navarro and the fed erals are withdrawing from Juarez. The Insurgent flag is flying over the (Continued on Page Two.) E THE SCENE OF CONTENTION (By Associated Press) Chicago, May 10 Shlloh house, the late John Alexander Dowje's res idence at Zion City, was stormed and captured by Constable Hicks and deputies today. The residence, oc cupied by Elder John G. Taylor and 30 disciples, has been guarded for six weeks, resisting : ttie e forts of Mrs. Emily Greng, new owner of the property, to take possession. Forced to yield possession Taylor shouted "the Scriptures have been fulfilled. The devil has set foot In the Lord's house". Clerk to Board. Mr. Willard L. Dowell has been elected clerk to the board of audit and finance to succeed , Mr. H. . E. Glenn, recently elected city clerk. Mr. Glenn has been sworn in as city clerk. . - i ,'.. " L Commencement Exercises Fii day; May 26 Rev. (Vo. W. liny to Deliver Aililress l! fore ('ladiiating Class Statue of David Presented to School on Monthly. Ilcv. Geo. W. Lay, rector "of. ..Ml. Mary's school will deliver the ad dress before t.ie graduating class ol the' Raleigh High Hchopl on Friday, May 20.' The exercises will be held in the Academy of Music. Silver tro phies for writing und spelling will be awarded nt this time, as will also the two Junior Order medals. The grad uating class is composed of twenty four. . Interesting exercises were held in the high school on Monday, when .Mr. Lay presented to the school "the Statue of David," showing the He brew warrior with his foot on the neclc of Goliath in .the' act of shead ing t.lie slain giant's sword. Dr. Al bert L. Anderson . presented the rcliool with the pedestal lor the stat uary. Another intcrest'iig feature ul Mie exercises were the sr.ngs by Mr; ami Mrs. liutler, two noted vocalists, who "delighted the scln i! witli sev ( nil select ions. IMMKXSK WPUOVKMKXT I'LAX. City of Atlanta Wants Consent of the Legislature lor Immense lmprove ' ment. Atlanta, : Ga., May 1 u The "plaza plan,", presented to th -3 legislature last year, will he urged on that body again -tills summer, .. backed by the combined influence of the strongest interests in Atlanta. The idea, which originated with Architect Haralson Elackley, is al ready familiar to the Georgia public. It is to transform the center of At lanta, and incidentally tile old rail road terminal property which belongs to the state, by bridging over the tracks with an enormous series of concrete reinforced -'.arches and put ting oh top a plaza or boulevard, or park, -'on a level with the present via ducts and with Peachtree street, thus doing away entirely with the "sewer of smoke" which is Atlanta's most terrible defect from a civic topo graphical standpoint. The plan, which will cost 13,000,000, is to have this plaza extend all the way from Forsyth street through the center oi town, to the Washington street via duct, thus giving -'a-magnificent- boul evard from the hew terminal and the old depot to the state capitol grounds. Where the old depot now stands it is proposed to build a com bination station and municipal build ing. .' It is proposed to raise the money here in Atlanta, but the thing cannot be done without the consent of the state, which owns not only the site of the old depot, but a good deal of the land on which the tracks run, and which would have to be bridged over by the arches. A joint committee of the chamber of commerce and city council will meet this week to formulate plans for laying the matter before the legr islature early during the coming ses sion. . RAILWAY'' TRA1XMKX MEETING. Business Sessions Hcgnn Today Del egates Still Arriving. Harrlsburg, Pa., May 10-The business sessions of the Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen began todny with the report of the credentials committee. A number of additional delegates arrived during last nigst. including mostly delegates from the southern states. Two sessions will be held daily. It is expected the convention will continue for two weeks at least. Tonight a ball will be given by the Harrisburg Train men in the visitors' honor. THE GEORGIA IXSAXE. Sweeping Reforms in '.Manner of Car ing for Insane to be Urged. : Atlanta, Ga., May 10 Sweeping improvemepts and reforms In the state insane asylum at MilledgeviJIe will be recommended to the state leg islature by the board of trustees' of that institution this summer. Two things, It is declared, are ab solutely necessary, if Georgia !s to rank with other enlightened and pro gressive commonwealths in handling her unfortunate mentally ' defective classes. i ; First, It is said, there is the need of a building in which cases of so called 'recent and acute" Insanity may be treated apart. from chronic ! pticnts, 1 lie other need is lae es tablishment of an institution where the feeble-minded may be trained and where epileptics- may be cared f)r.. -.-"' . i.avt year 1 1 patients , were treated at the asylum, showing' an Increase! of. 147 over the preceedin year. But during ..'the- 'past - twelve months 4.202 patients were treated. The total cost of conducting this work was $!.i0,:;k.s, which included Ss.lHMf, spem in erecting tuberculosis pavilions. So the tost --per day for each patient is less than thirty-eight cents. The board of trustees will urge Uie legislature to allow at least fifty cents per day for each patient. medical! department, of the sani tarium, it is slated, is painfiiliy hand iciipped- by ii iai-k of funds and eqiii;! ment. Trust Company l!aiitiiet. Atlanta, May 10 William "Hurd Hillyer. -president of the Sixth Ward Rank.-of Atlanta, and vice-president and treasurer of the Hillyer Trust Company, has gone to New York', to attend a -meeting and banquet given by the trust company section of the American Bankers' Association. Mr. Hillyer. will be one of the few rep resentatives, of the south at., this gathering. ;" . Xearly H mi of tire leadiiti; trust compitniHS of America will be reire sented, delegates coming from as far as Honolulu and San Francisio. Aniotig the speakers will be Senator NelsonW. Aldriili. cliairinan of the national .' monetary - commission. OF (By. Associated Press) ''.--."' Washington, May 1 0 Neither branch of congress is in session to day. There was activity among the committees. Interest on the senate side of the capitol lay chiefly in the continued hearings on' Canadian re ciproclty oefore the finance commit tee. Farmers, paper, and wire man ufacturers obtained , reservations of time to address the -committee.' Some of those Who talked were before that body when the last congress consid ered the subject. Senator John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, took probably the most active part in questioning the witnesses. Senators LaFollette and Kern also showed interest by many questions. The house territories committee again considered statehood for Ari zona and NewMexico. : -.'There will be a minority report when 1 he reso lution is submitted to the house Fri day. " MASONS COMINti lli:i!K. (irand ('oniniandery Accepts Invita tion to .Meet in Ruleigli Next Year. The grand commandery -of Masons, now in session at Wilson will meet in Kaleigh next year. An invitation was extended them by the Merchants' "-Association through .Mr. J. B. Pearce. ilr. I'eaii'e-.received a telegram this after iinon notify hj'g him thai the invitation had been accepted, and -that the body will iiicet here next year, 'Phis is good news to Itaioigli and; the .Merchants' Assiteiation Is to be congratuliitt'd on Its success in. landing thv-.eommanilcry. Honors Requisition. A : requisition from Gov. I'olc. 1.. Blease. Of South Carolina, . for W. K. Webb, alias W. W. Wannamnker. was honored today by - Governor- Kitchin. Webb. '..is wanted in llichland county, Si.-. C, for falsi' pretenses.'; He was ai res! ed ''at. Ki'icky Mount. .' LIEUTENANT KELLY FELL FROM AEROPLANE Kan Antonio, Texas. May in . Lieutenant George E. M. Kelly, thir teenth infantry r. S. A., was lulled this morning in a fall from a Curtiss aeroplane at Fort Sam Houston. He was making a high flight when about fifty'-feet" from the ground he snot forward from his seat, landing on his head. His skull was fractured and he died within a few minutes with out regaining consciousness. Kelly, who was Glenn H. Curtiss' pupil in aviation, came here about three weeks ago from San Diego. It is be lieved the accident resulted from an unexpected starting ot the engine while Kelly was making a landing. Opens Straw Hat Season. Cambridge, Mass., May 10 The first straw hat of the season was sighted at Harvard today. President Lowell, of the university, was under It. , teP$ BUY LOi III REAR AUDITORIUr.1 Old Cook Hotel Property Sells For $17,000 Fine Li? ery Stable BIG DEAL Job P. Wjatt & Sons Company An nounce Plans for Erection of Mod ern Four-story KuiUling on Wil mington Street Building and Ixit to Cost Approximately $40,000 Properly Hns Frontage of 105 Feet on Wilmington Street and Extends Rack to Blount Street A Success ful Firm. Messrs. .1 oil n W. Harden and Geo. M. Harden nave purchased the Cook Hotel property, corner Wilmington and Davie streets, and will' erect thereon a modern livery stable. Mr. Geo. M, Harden was out of the city odfy, and the plans could not be learned other than that a modern stable would be erected. The lot was bought from the Oak City "Warehouse and Investment Company at a cost of $17,000. It has a frontage of 116 feet on Wil mington street and extends down Davie street 210 feet. On the lot at present is the old Cook Hotel, now being used as a boarding house. This will be torn down to make room for the stables. The place is in the rear of. the' new municipal building. Another Large Building, Messrs. Job, P. Wyatt & Sons Com pany, who sometime ago purchased a splendid site on Wilmington street from the R. S. Tucker estate, will soon begin the erection of a modern four-story building, in which to house their supplies, In addition to the main building there will be a brick warehouse in the rear. The lot and building will cost approximately J 10,0110. Desirable Location. The new building on Wilmington street will be in a most desirable lo cation, as this street has long been known as the trading center of Ral eigh. 'Most of the wholesale houses are located on ; Wilmington street, and it is safe to say that the business district will always remain there. Lot and Building. The lot is an unusually large one. It has a frontage of 105 feet on Wil mington and extends back 425 feet to Blount. It is at present occupied by Harden's stables. On the lot will be erected a building 61 feet wide by 150 feet long, four stories high, of brjck and steel construction and glass front. The entire building, in cluding a brick warehouse in the rear, will be used by the firm. Something About the Company. Mr. Job P. W'att senior member of the company, has had an interest ing and successful career. He began business here in. 1873 with L. R. Wyatt.; in 1S75 he was with Norris & Myatt; in 1 S Si he became a member of the firm of Norris, Wyatt and Tay lor; in lMill he formed a partnership with his brothers, the style of the firm being .lob 1'. Wyatt & Brothers; in 1 i)7 his son, Mr. William L. Wyatt, was taken in as a member, and in 1911 the company was Incor porated as Job P. Wyatt & Sons Com pany. The capital stock of tUe cor poration is $;12,000 and the officers are: Job P. Wyatt, president; R. J. Wyatt, vice president; R. T. Wyatt. secretary; Wm. L. Wyatt, treasurer. The company deals in agricultural implementsfarm supplies, feed and seeds. CHRISTIAN" CHCRCH REVIVAL. Rev. Robert V. Miller Preaches Great Sermon on the Three Offer ings of Jesus. The house1 was taxed to the limit last night. Meeting growing In in terest and attendance. Several con verts. A host of people interested. Meetings will continue all the week. closing Sunday night. . " - r i Services today at 3 p. m tonight at 8 o'clock. Public cordially ' in vited to. come to every service and bring their Bibles. 1 - , v .. .
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