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ailg IB Associated Press Service Associated Press , Service efpv ft ft- JMexgi mm Vol, LXIX. No. 152 , ' , .The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1911. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS - . """" mm, HHHHBHWVWHIHIH II. ..I I Ii.li I ..... I I mail nil .IBM I I IB tM""- Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper FUNK IS STILL WITH PROBERS A Dramatic Episode In the Lorimer Hearing With Clarence S. Funk On the Witness Stand MORE WITNESSES TODAY Detectives Whom Funk Told About esterday Were at the Hearing Today Funk Points! Them Out and They Were Immediately Sum moned to Appear Ilofore the Com mittee Funk Tells About the Re quest For Ten Thousand. Washington, June 27 There was another dramatic episode in the Lor imer hearing when Clarence S Funk, general manager of the Inter national Harvester company, an nounced that three of the four de tectives about whose surveillance he told the committee yesterday were present at today's session among the spectators. The committee immedi ately summoned the detectives. The time for the detectives' testimony was not fixed. Counsel proceeded with the cross-examining of Funic regarding the alleged request to him by Edward HInes, for the Harvester Company contribution of $10,000 to reimburse those who "contributed $100, 000 to put Lorimer across at Springfield". 50 HURT IN TROMKV SMASH. Six Removed to Homes in Ambulance Following Collision in Patterson, New Jersey. Faterson, N. J., June 27 -Fifty persons were badly shaken up and half a dozen so seriously injured that they had to be removed to thoir homes In ambulances tonight in a street car. collision. The most seri ously injured are: John Kreor, left leg broken; Mrs Lucy Drew, cuts and bruises; Walter Van Idersteln, North Halednn, scalp wounds; Mrs. Sarah Brouiller, head cut and in a critical condition from shock; Miss Stella Hackett, shoulder broken; Mrs. Margaret Picca left arm and several ribs broken. LAI FATALLV SHOT CIIIAM. New Brunswick, N. J., June 27. Louis Lamaroff, ager 12 was fatally shot in a shotting gallery at. River side recreation park, 6 miles from here, this afternoon. He asked a bov chum, W. Hannon, to have a shot at the jumping monkey. Hannon in picking up the gun accidentally pull ed the trigger, the bullet piercing Lamaroff 's head. The boy was taken to St. Peter s Hospital, where he died shortly after the arrival. American Vatch Wins. Kiel, Germany, June 27. Ameri can yatch Bibelot, owned by Harry Payne Whitney, of the New York Yatch Club, won fourth of the series of international races for Sonder class yatch. New French Premier. Paris, June 27. Poseph Caillaux has accepted President Falllere's in vitation to organize the ministry sue ceeding Monis Ministry. CASE DISCOVERED : New York, Juno 27 Custom of ficials are seeking evidence to shed light upon every phase of the . Jenk-J 1ns $300,000 jewelry smuggling case whose ramifications it is said In volve a prominent New York finan cier. It is said it was the father of a scheme whereby goods valued at $2,000,000 were smuggled in. Sev eral customs officials are implicated In the plea. These officers, It is un derstood, received $100 ' for every trunk they passed with only 'a cas ual Inspection. Iace Importations Undervalue. , New. York, June 27 Extensive frauds against the government in undervaluation of importations of laces from . Syria, was disclosed in proceedings today before the federal appraisers. The undervaluations caused a loss of several hundred hol lars to the United -States ; treasury. Officials are probing deeply, , and prosecutions are probable. '" In High Fa vor . :-;mmMi' ; ; :' 'c:sk ; "'Sib. "i vt Ik r ' 's'''l 10 'JfJih , i-t Jiidon, .lunc -7 The nppnmit ily holds Misss Kmclie (irinsby us evidenced by her position at the coro nation ceremonies in Westminster Aliltry has caused no end of gossip. .Society and the Rcnernl public alike find it difficult to iinderNtaiid Imw the Ainericiiii girl, Avliose rhiet cliiiiii lo fame is that she was tlie "wnwl" )1 the lute ('liarl(s T. Koikes, in a scat iiiucli nenrer to Hie King and liigliest nobles oi the laud. To her also a leather case by Irincess Mary. TAKES SUICIDE ROUTE " - . L E. Barnhill Ends His Life With Laudanum Gets Deadly Poison With Pretense That Horse Was Sick Left Note To KmployerWlilch is Kept Secret - Thought That Misunderstanding With Young Ludy is Cause. (Special to The Times.) Scotland Neck, N. C, June 4! 7. fhis community was shocked yester day morning when a telephone mes sage was received from Shield's Com missary, a, tew miles Ironi here,' that Mr. L. E. naniliill had taken lauda num and was in a precarious condi- tolon, A physician. Dr. O. F. Smith, was summoned and hurried to the bedside of the unfortunate young man, but the deadly poison had done Its work, and the efforts of the phy sician were futile, death resulting about ten o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Barnhill was in town Sunday evening and called at the drug store of Messrs. K. T. Whitehead Com pany. He did not get out of his buggy, but called to a friend, who was in the store, and told him he bad a very sick horse at the farm and desired a small bottle, of laudanum, as nothing he .had done had given the horse relief. The young man went hack into the drug store and called for the drug, but the druggist decined to sell it, saying that he would have to secure a prescription from a physician. Upon being told this, Mr. Barnhill started in search of a doctor, being joined by his friend. They found Dr.1 Smith and told t)im that they'wanted a prescription for laudanum, saying Mr. Barnhill, had a horse suffering with the colic. Dr. Smith, being satisfied that the statement of the young man was cor rect, after a few questions, gave nim the prescription. - . , . They returned - ta the drug store With Royally. Inuli iuvor in wliuli (Ik; i-ovul I'uiii- the traction nuiK'Hiitc, w.is placed Queen than were iininv of the was Sent tin especial luncheon in and purchased a two-ounce hottta ot laudanum. The young man in com pany Willi Mr. Barnliill savs he seem ed to be right much' exciled, but he thought it, as due lo In.-; anxiety about his horse. After securing the. drug, the friend of Mr. Hiirrilull rode with Imu u short distance, .and . when ho lotl luni hade him good-night, ' which wns heartily responded to bv the vounq man." He drove rapidly awav, and nothing more was thought of the incident un til yesterday morning when ; a pliv siclnn was hastily summoned lo go down to the commissary. Mr. Hiiriilnll alter reaching his homo, which is on the Hall farm near Shield s Commissary, and upon which the young man was engaged as an overseer bv Mr.-Frank P.. Shields, he tied his horse in the yard'-without unhitching him from tno huggv. and went in the house and locked- the (Continued on Page Two.) SUIT FILED IN CASE T New York, Juno 2 7- A civil suit was filed in the United States court today for the dissolution of the peri odical clearing house and about a score of other magazine defendants, The petition, filed by District-attorney, Wise, alleges unlawful combina tion, conspiracy to restrain interstate trade and foreign commerce in the magazine and other periodical and other publications. ; . SHOT BY GIRIi. ! Learned Thnt Man AVlio siad Been Paying Her Attention Had a Wife. New York, June 27 -Antonio Fiverone died this morning, the vic tim Of Aistana , Saglinbe, who said she shot htm after learning he had a wile and could not marry her. Two bystanders were hit by bullets from the pistol In the girl's bauds. SMITH WITNESS TODAY Htal of Mormon Church In Sugar Investigation Was the Principal Witness Itelore the CommiUcc-Tidil of the Mold ings ot the Cliui'cli in the Sugar Trust Accompanied hy Senator SlllOOt. : Washington, June 27. President Joseph F. Smith . ol hie Mormon church was the principal witness at today's hearing bol-.ire t:ie lloiisi) Committee Investigating the so-called Sugar Trust. ' Smith was accompanied to the hearing hy Senator Itced Smoot and Representatives ot the Mormon Heir arthy. . . His mission was to toll tao bus! ncss relations of the Mormon church with the American Sugar - Refining Company throughout the Utah-Idaho Sugar Refining Company..--. -Twas expected : the interests ot Mormonism would not escape the in quiry, of Utah-Idaho Sugar Rehning Company, in which lie has trustee holdings. More than four hundred thousand shares, owned by t:ie Sugar Trust. ''Have you official '-connection with the ttah-ldauo Sugar Refining Coin pang? ' asked Chairman Hnrrhvick. ' 1 am president uf Ihc company,'' Smith replied. "Do you iowii any stock?"' "I own about D.fioO shares indi vidually;" , ':' ''Do yon own, stock in a represen tative capacity?" "Yes, I hold 49.,81,ri shares tor the e;iurch, which is held in the name ol Joseph F. Sinithi trustee." : bin it h related ,the story of the al liance of the Mormon church anil Havemever interest; Smith explained liow oMrmou af fairs are conducted, how its funds come principally fMin tithes of its people, how they are systemai icall.v accounted for. . Smith testified 'twas not the gener al practice ot the church to make business investments, that t:ie sugar business was lis largest investment and that was entered upon lo help the Mormon people. 'Why haven t your 'folks- bought. out the Havemever Interest .' ' asked Representative Raker. 'We haven't got the moncv." 'Yoy know llavemeyer was a very power! ui man in tno business: world and you were glad to got him. inter ested in your business." (Continued on Page Two.) ALL VICE Colored Ministers' Union Takes Important Action Sunday Saloons," Said to ItcOpiv rating in ('Hy,. Condemned Peo ple Should Not Tolerate Horrible Cess Pools. The following notice was handed in at the Tunes otiico today, it being authorized bv the colored - ministers' union: The colored ministers' union met it 4:00 o'clock yesterday at the Con gregational church of this city. One of the interesting features of the meeting was the position the union took in reference to the menacing evils of the Sunday' saloons In the city of Raleigh, as operated by mem bers of the race, and their demoraliz ing influences upon the boys and youths of the race; and also other demoralizing evils were thoroughly discussed. The union hopes to educate the people regarding these horrible cess pools of vice and sin so that public sentiment will force the Operators out of the business." FIRE PANIC AMONG.DAXCKRS. Policeman's Effort-.- to Warn 10 Couples of Danger Starts Scare. New York, June 27. A fire that the staid folk of Unlonport in the Bronx believe to have been caused by smoldering cigarettes that two young women surreptitiously smoked at a dance in Ludwig Maurer's dance hall on Saturday night wiped out that hall caused a loss of $50,000 and destroy ed the home of a family .next door early this morning. t Thd Bronzdale A. C. was holding the club's annual dance in the hall and about 300 couples were on the floor, Downstairs- a wedding was in progress, At 3 ; 30' Policemen Phalea To Investigate Religious Conditions in Russia. ' I Rev, Dr. Roliert Stuart MacArthui pastor of ( ill vsi i y UiiDtist ciiiircb. New oi-k, who tuts pist Teen chosen Iichji of the Hanlist . Worlil Allimicc It is said that he is likeiv to leave bis pastorate, which he has held tin more (lian 10 venrs, mid make u per sonal investigation ol religious condi tions in Russia, in connection Willi his new ollice. and McCai'rcti discovered smoke coin ing out of I lie win How of a: tlurd- lloor dressing. room: . lOverj body slop ped' dancing when a blue unilorni heaved through inc. door, l'halen held up Ins head and roared. ''Ladies and .gentlemen,- you . 'will leave the liall if yon please, and go quietly. -There.: is- nothing.'-: .to .lie scared, about, but there is a lire going on upstairs.' -. For lice Irantic minutes l'halen had his hands lull. Women draped themselves faint ins around, his neck and the room was i'nll of -shrill: out cries, l'halen slood by I he door w hen le untangled li i tn I and .-grabbed girls that Ined to gel past to tlieir wraps upstairs. .Mrs. Kiahel h .Mey ers,, of rnioiiport ,; Was found u'neon'- scioiis'und carried oiil: .. . Conlcsl lor Aquatic Honors. Poughkeeiisie, .. ., June 27 fourteen piiiied trews representing Cornel, ('oiiinliia, . l,eniis lv.ania, Syracuse, and Wisconsin, alter iiianv weeks training, lor llus alternoons iiitercollegi!ii.e regalia, were earlv astir awaiting the crack ol the start ers pistol that would send tneir trail shells down the .Hudson in '-contest's for ..aquatic, honors. :1 letting favors Cornell, hut 1'cnnsvlvania and Colum bia are recognised as strong contend ers.. BUT FOUR DAYS TO PAY.C0RP0RAT1 TAX : -Washington, -Juno. 2 7. ---Four days remain in which corporations. ''may pay their Federal tax. A heavy pen alty will.be assessed against all not paying the tax by the tiine tho treas ury closes its doors, June oOtii. While the government's estimated in come from that source this year is Iwont.y-sjx million dollars, only four teen millions have been paid for Ihc last week the corporation tax pay ments, have been coming In at the rato of ono million dollars daily. Australia's Population. Melbourne, Australia. June 27 The new census gives the common wealth of Australia a population of four and a half millions, over a half million increase since 1901. Misery loves company If the company will llsteu to its hard luck stories, 1 GRIMES AND WATSON AT BATTLE GROUND With Hon. ('. 11. Watson, of Winston-Salem, delivering iho uitfy i'iitl address mi .Ma . .loseph M. Mot ' and t'ol. .1. Itrvan Crimes preset a reproduction "'of , the only Revoi tip nary nag used in .ortu .'Carolina known 'at this time, iho annual Fourth ot .1 ul v celebration at (lull lord halt loground next month will lie an event of more than usual In Forest.' '1 lie presentation of this Hag will pe made on behalf -of t he .North Carolina Soils of . t lie -Revolution Alder nien to enlei-ta in the crowd on these two matters could not liavc been secured - . I lie (.anil icr Divorce Suit, X'-'.v York. N. V.. 1 1 i . :!7 IM-.vaid Itnssi-ll . ( i.-iinliiTr, the haiiki'i-Wiis iiliuss. in tin- suit .lot- s''arat ion from Ins- wil'o. ICdilli Itiissi'll :ti 1 1 ji'i-. a Ik Alianla Sni-ii'ly gii I told of llu- hom y moon ;i hro.-ol. : 'Aboard the -ship, he said, thorn ivu bridge whist Mud niy . wife danced i great (leal. .Vskcd if he ever emb'raf.'.cl his wife on ihc trip tile banker said "Vi'." I iiskfd h!r once to mt hi'i' an us. ;n niiid hie. She. did, but it might have lieei! -h harrel." Had Liabilities of $I,IH2,I7:!. ' Pii i ladel Jib ia, . u tie . 27 Fhianciii ciri les received a disagreeable shock llus morning when it became known 1 Mil t t he liabilities of ' the stock brokerage firm of -Norman MacLeod Company, - suspended 'yesterday, ag gretae $ 1 , 1 M!. I 7:!. with . $1 1 0,88-1 assets. SI ri ke Distiii'biiiiceN reqiient. I'lnladelpbia. June 27. --Disturbances about the llaldwin Locomotive plant where a strike ot five thousand men has been in progress three weeks, and becoming frequent, work ers lrcquently being attacked by the strikers. 'I li is morning a trollev car carrying worners wus attacketl by men, burling stones, None were in jured. '.' '..''. A I l a id ol I'.anks, Loot Money. Auburn, N. Y., June 27. - Hesita lion to tiusf hank with thousands ot dollars she received trom the sale ot her home. Mrs. C. 1). Secor is penniless, a victim of robbery. She bid the moncv in a wardrobe while absent ironi home robbers ransacked t he Ijitilding. -i Wonicii Aviators Hy. ( la I'den ( 'il y,: I.. I., .1 nnc 27 -J isses l lnrrii-t Q u I m ty , a n .1 . Hluiiclle I Scot I made " HigiitK hi - a monoplane today They arc the lirsi women American Women avialors to fly a monoplane E President of Ware-Kramer Co. Giver More Testimony Alleged Threats of It. J. Hi'iggs, Made in 1!MM, Ruled Out As In competent Plaint ill Prospered in Wlh iiiolina Alter This Dale. 'Mr.-F, I). Ware, as president ot i he yre-lranier Tobacco Company, resumed the stand in the lederal court todav in the trial of the $1.4(10.000. -suit ol' the Ware-Kramer Tobacco Company against. Hie Ameri can 'I olincco (oinpnnv. lie told ot the conditions ol the cigarette trade, "he competition offered, of the aban donment of the southern field and of the entrance Into the northern field, where .'.Competition had not been so keen. '';. The alleged threats ol 'ft; J. Briggs, made in 1 !)0 1, were excluded from the records as being incompetent, it having been shown that the plaintiff did a 'successful business as a North Carolina corporation since i hat. time aiid afterwards moved to Virginia, where it apparently met with equal success. The receivership of the Ware-Kramer Company did not occur until 1!)0!V, whereas the alleged threats of Mr. ISriggs W'ere made In 1004; and be severed his connection with. I he Wells-Wbitehead Company some time in July, 1905. AnH-riran-llalian Klot Subdued. Elkins, Wv Va. June 27. -Randolph County authorities this morn ing had under'control the American- Italian race riot that has held that vicinity terror stricken for the past few days. Three Italians aro dying one American was seriously stabbed. Sheriff Pritt with force of ninety men are preparing . to precent further bloodshed. Shot guns and long knives were the weapons used by the rioters. MERCY SHOWN I Governor Kitchin Commutes One Sen rce and Grants Three Condi- tional Pardons FRANKLiW COUNTY BOY l lioma.s Stone, ( onvicled of Larceny, (Jets Lighter Sentence on Petition of Jurors, Solicitor and Oftieers 'liaracter Was (iood Harnett County ISoy Pardoned. (, Governor Kitchin today commuted the sentence of Thomas Ktone, an 1,S-year-old Franklin County boy, Ironi eight to six niontns. The boy took some change from a drawer in an olllee which he was cleaning up, was caught, admitted the charge, and was sentenced to eight months on the roads. Three conditional pardons were granted, one of these being to Hurtis Wicker, a colored boy, con victed 111 Harnett County. The Gov ernor with each action assigns rea sons as lollows: '1 nomas Stone, Franklin County, January 'lerm, J !) 1 1 ; crime, larceny; sentence, eight, months on roads. Commuted lo C months. Reasons for commutation. Prisoner is eighteen years old. He Look some money from the cash drawer in an oflice, which he was cleaning up. Upon being charged with it, he admitted his guilt and restored the money. The prose cuting witness, the. chief of police, the solicitor, and the trial judge, with many other reputable citizens ask lor clemency. His general character prior thereto was good. Commuted to six months. Burtls Wicker, Harnett County, August, 11)10; crime, assault with dcadlv weapon; sentence,-- twelve, months on roads. Pardoned, condi tionally, June 2, 1911. Reason for pardon. .This negro boy has served about, ten months. All other pri soners in his squad escaped once and he reiused to escape and at once re ported to the guard. Many citizens request his pardon. The trial Judge and the solicitor both recommend his pardon, and slate that they do so in view ot ins record and owing to the lact, that, be is not an old 'Offender. Pardoned on condition that he re main law-abiding and of good be havior. Joe C. I pton, rturkc County, March Term,' 1911; crime, assault with a deadv weapon; sentence, eighteen months on' roads; pardon, condition ally. Reasons for pardon. There was serious contention and much evi dence that prisoner was insane at the tune he shot the prosecutrix, and himself, having tried to kill himself, He Is unable to do any work and the Superintendent of Health - recom mends .pardon on account of his seri ous phvsical condition. The solicitor and many citizens including several ollteials, recommend clemency. Trial lodge recommends commution to a hue. I pardon prisoner on condition thai: he pay a flue of $100.00 and the cosis, that he remain law-abiding and ot good conduct, and that ho enter into a bond with surety to be ap proved by the clerk ot llurke Superior Court in the sum of $!00.00 lor his ippearancc at the first spring term of (Continued on Page Two.) NEW STATE SCHOOL Kinston, Lenoir county, has been (warded the location of the school tor the , feeble-minded,-.-authorized by the lust legislature, this having been de termined by (he council of state last night, which ratified the action of the board of trustees. . Kinston gave 972 ,; acres of land, promised free water for live, years and a spur track by the Norfolk Southern Railway. The only other serious competitor at yesterday's session was Llllington, The state will spend '$60,000 for build- ' Ings and will maintain the school, Resolutions were adopted by the trus tees thanking Lilllhgton and Washing ton for their handsome offers. The members of the board of tru tees are: Dr. R. E. Austin, Albermarle; -Dr. A. A. Kent, Lenoir; Dr. L. B. Mc Brayer, Asheville; Mr. Mark Majette, Columbia; Mr. W. A. Thompson. . Aurora; Dr. J. - Y. Joyner. Halelfrh; Senator J. ft. Braggett, Llllington; Dr. R,' N. Cartwrlght, Fairfield, And Dr. 0 FOUR DAY Ira- li, Hwrdyj .Washington, .t