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Ctoie. Associated Press Service Associated Service :.o'; He Pali Vol. LXX. No. 25. ' WEATHER Unsettled. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1911. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper SITUATION "1 FREE LIST j sr Are Greatly Annoyed by Begging Letters sf'v ii Charlotte Fighting Hard Battle Will Most Serious Problem The City Has Ever Faced SHOWERS LAST NIGHT Hest Efforts of the Water Hoard so Fur Have Heen I liable to Maki Any Ciiiin Over the Serious Condi lions 'Unit Menace the CityShow ers Last Night lint Not Knoiigl To Do Any (iool (instonm, UjIii eolnton uml Shelliy Sending Water In Addition to lial Is Jleing it ten From the Catawba Crops nr" . buttering. (Special to The Times.) Charlotte, August 1. 1 he water situation grows more acute here with the passing days, and, even with the best efforts of the water board, conditions tills morning does not show any gain over yesterday and there is no sign of lielpludl rains Lasr night light showers, which merelv settled the dust, cheered tin; people for awhile, but the rain that tills the creeks did not come. During the past twenty-four hours 2i0.0UO gallons of water was brought In by rail trom Catawba river, (.las tonia with liberality, sent In C0.U00 gallons, and It is estimated that 300,- U00 gallons from Stewurt s creeU. lo- day tank cars are being sent to Shelby, Uastonia and Lincotnton, in addition to those hauling water from the river at Mount Holly.. . The ministerial association at a secial meeting yesterday afternoon decided to call a special pruyer ser vice for Wednesday nigut. Kyery possible means to avert actual suf ferlng is being utilized, but the out look is exceedingly gloomy 'lor .Im mediate relief. In the meantime, crops in this section are enduring nnd other towns are teaming short age of water. MOW FOKM ).' (;kakt License Clerks Hght Over Privilege of Directing Couple to Minister to Up .Married. .Cincinnati, O., August 1, The city council ot Newport, Kentucky, Is try ing to break 'up the "marriage tout ing". practiced of directing couples licensed at the clerk's office to mini, Bters. Two fought recently alter a squabble- over a pair. '1 he t council has fixed a tine ot $25. and thirty davs for "touting." Ohio Fire Chiefs Meet. Cedar Point, O., August 1. Fire departments heads from nearly all the leading cities of the State gath ered here today tor the annual con vention of the Ohio Fire Chief's As sociation. Fire protection for schools and restrictions necessary for the safety of moving picture show audi ences are two subjects that will re ceive espec'al attention during the three days' sessions. GOOD ROODS TRAIN IN CITY TOMORROW The Southern Railway's Good Roads Train with two expert road engineers from the U. S. department of public roads Will be in Raleigh tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock for the purpose oftgivlng practical in struction in the building and main tenance of improved roads, "with the view of inducing their construc tion and saving millions of dollars annually to the farmers in the movement of their crops to the rail way." ' Colorado Day in Denver. Denver, Colo., August 1. Colora do Day, the thirty-fifth anniversary of the admission of the State of Colorado to the Union, was observed today as a legal holiday throughout the State. Banks and public of fices closed everywhere and In this city the customary flag raising and appropriate exercises were held in the city park. MORE ACLIT LAKE TOXAWAY IS SOLD Famous Resort On Block to Satisfy Big Mortgage To Satisfy $2712,4)00 Mortgage Held ily Pittsburg Concern, all Proper ty Containing Hotels anil 27,000 Acres of IjiiihI Put on Itlnck Lumber Interests (rippled Hlg Minstrel Show. (Special to The Times.) Asheville, -N. C, Aug. 1 All the property and franchises of-the Tox away Company at Lake Toxoway, in cluding about 27,000 acres of land, the Toxaway, Fairfield nnd Saplipiro hotels was sold yesterday at. about 12 o clock under a decree of the cir cuit court ot the United States tor the western district ot North Caro lina, to satisfy a deed of trust or t'rst mortgage for bonds to the amount of $272,000 held by E. It. Jennings. of Pittsburg. The property was sold at the door of the federal courthouse and was bid in for $100,000 by a ren resentative of Mr. Jennings. The decree of sale was made by Judge James K. Boyd of the wester district of North Carolina, on Mnv 4, 1011. and it was made on the motion of J. O. Merrimon attorney for the: Colonial Trust 'Company,' the trustee-in the action, and by whom the sale was made. A mortgage was executed in 11102 by the Toxoway company to the Pennsylvania Trust Conipanv as trustee covering all the property of the company and this was turned over to the American Trust Company and then to the Colonial Trust Com pany. The mortgage was to secure the mortgage bonds. In 1903 a sec ond mortgage was executed to cover coupon bonds to the amount of $272,000, the owner and holder be Ing K. H. Jennings. The defendants made default In the payment of the interest as It. came due and as also defaulted in making payments to the sinking fund, thereupon the holder of the bonds demanded of the trustee that the property be sold to satisfy them The report of the sale will be made (Continued on Page Seven.) WHITE ONJHE STAND Says He Was Well Paid (o Vote For Lorimer Charles A. White, Member of 4 lie Illinois Legislature Again oil the Stand Tells the Committee Same Story He Told (he First lA'riiner Committee. Washington, Aug. 1 Insisting he was paid handsomely as a member of the Illinois legislature, for vot ing for William Lorimer, for United States senator, Charles A. White, re sinned the witness stand before the senate Lorimer committee. It waa the same old story White told the first Lorimer committee. A large crowd was present and heard his account of the graft in Illinois. White said he was democrat on national issues but In local elections voted for "the best man." The correspondence with Lee O'Neall Brown, the democratic minority leader in the legislature who is accused of giving White bribe money, was introduced in evidence IIOUSR OON'FKRKHS. On Wool Bill Appointed May Stay- in Seftsion Some Time et. Washington, D C, Aug. 1-r-Demo- cratlc Leader Underwood declared in the house if any one of the demo cratic tariff revision bills should go to the president and be signed bv him the extra session of congress would be continued until the entire revision program was carried through. The house asked for a conference with the senate on the wool tariff bill and Speaker Clark appointed as conferees Representa tives Underwood of Alabama, Ran- dell of Texas, Harrison of New York, democrats; Payne of New York, and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, republicans. Robbed the Sugar Trust. Yonkers, N. Y., August. 1. The police are searching for James H. Gore, chief clerk of the National bugar Refinery here. It is alleged that 2,000 barrels of sugar, valued at nearly $50,000 are missing. it is alleged that Gore sold the sugar, barrel at - the time, over a period of many months, pocketing the proceeds. L w&rf Lrf .... 7 lieggnis ask millions ol tlie.se Marsliall Field, Jr., and Mrs. .1. Pierpont Morgan. It is estimated thai I nil v hall a million hogging letters are received every year hv the nnllioiiaiie men and women o eu i-K . nl whom lliese tuiir are 1 1 1 h 1 1 ii the ti-reinosl. Mrs. Han Milan has invoked (lie mil ol the Itiirenu "t Minicipal lleseaicli in dccidim; who are the ones worthy ol receiving cliarily, and it is declared II. e "illicit will lot tow In r example, tiiriini ovi'r all the bi'giMiig letters lliey receive to the Kiireau. Rfllll NEEDED IT Not a Drop Fell About Walnut Creek Yesterday-Situation Is Serious Again MANY CLOSETS LEAKING Fstlliiated I hat Loss ot three Hun dred 1 hoilsniHl (iallons n Day is Caused by Detective Plumbing Water People Making louse-to. House Inspection Iteliet is Promised.- In less ram falls on the water shed this atternoon, llaleigh nuiv soon face a water latuine. Not a drop ol water struck tli e shed vesterdav af ternoon and during the night the reservoir lost thirty inches, or 5(10, 000 gallons ot water. Onlv good rams can prevent a serious situation. Happily, the weather bureau predicts showers for todav. The Wake Water Company has begun a house-to-house inspection of the closets in the hope of saving a large amount ot waste. If is esti mated that at. least 3(H), Out) gallons of water are going to waste every day, and there are ten firms on Fav- etteville street, it. is said, -who are wasting 75,000 gallons of water every day. 1 hese men have been not lficd to have their fixtures repaired. It is high time that, the plumber is called in. Unless the repairs are made, or unless rain falls on the wa ter shed, the city mav.be seriously embarrassed in a few davs. There is no danger of a total failure in the supply of water, but there Is seri ous danger of a greatly reduced sup ply. People with leaking closets should have them repaired at once. With all the good rain that fell in the city yesterday afternoon not one single drop struck the water shed of the Wake Water Company. Au- ( Continued on Page Five.) JERRY MOORE WITH ADVERTISING MEN Boston, Mass., August 1. .lorn Moore, age 15, ot Florence, S. C, the champion corn grower, is attend ing the National Convention ol Ad vertising men. Jerry raised bushels of corn on one acre. I lie government paying for dollars a bushel for the seed. DAVIS IN TAX KM It.' Usually Walks llecnusc it Hurts His Feet to Ride in Street Cars. Washington, D. C, Aug. 1--Sen- ator Jeff Davis, who It is said, had some explaining to do to his constit uents following a ride to the white house in a taxicnb one cold morning last winter, turned tip at the execu tive offices today In the rear seat, of another one of those things. Sena tor Bradley, of Kentucky, was with hlui; Davis didn't appear afraid any (IN WATER women. I' roni lelt to .right, Mis. I;. II. more 'about'.'- the " w;i A r U a n will repaid his riding 'In..-: iliifoinoltilei: wllell (ill bnsilR'SK. 'Von cini Kiiy ( rodo. Ii.c'.l'he '.vliile house in u t;ixicali i li;i I v..t i wcnly live cents," said Dnvi:;... "I loiind Ibe . si'ii:ilnr ilmvn sin-et walking," said 1 1 1-; i el I - . " I . I . ii 1 1. J his lii viciil). unde(; c'hiirge-'unil Ir i,oo.l-liim in. lie said be was v,ill!ii liciause it hurt' Ills I'cCjt to -ricii in ;i 1 - i ears. "Co on., -:go on," raid 'Davis to lie cliaiilTeur. . (halite in l-.vpress l!usiuess. New York, August 1. - In nccord ailcp - with arrangenH'jiis ' previously, til ii'' I (: . t.ii.e -.'We'll s-FargT) K res 'Ciim liuny today, took 'over, the liiisinesH of. tnu 'I'nrilii-' Kxprcss: '(.'onipitnv. winch has lieen operating vor the Wuliasli Wliceling & Lake. Krie.. . Missouri Ta cific, iroii Moulnin, Cotton liell, I'cx as. Cut I mi licit, -.Texas'' Ac. I'acilic uml Inlernatioiml k (ireal -Northern.' LID ON CONGRESSMEN Must Stay In Washington Until Congress Adjourns .Small ami ll.irlliiildt Wanted l.eave oi Absence, i'.ul It Is Kefiised Small ill the State Making Speeches to I-armors' Institutes May Have to (,o Hack 1 lie l.cMiigton I'nsinlltcc Mattel. . ' Washington; Aiigunt That . a congressiiui ii';s , most; iniporliiut pnli lic business 'Ik-in.-' Washington during a session ol t otiuress. ' was - made plain -today-when a number -of mem bers . ....asked ..for leave of absence, Among (ln'se reii'U'esl's was one from Representative John II. Small, ol the tirst North .Carolina district, who e quested leave ot absence, on account of "iinportMiit1 litisiuess" and anoth er from Rcireseii!Ml ive ltartholdt, of Missouri, who asked that he be al lowed to leave Washington during the balance ot the present .session of congress, in order 1 hat he might present the Von Steuben replica to fieriiKinv. the Missotirian having (Continued on Page Five.) This Date in History August 1st. ISSM Assassination ot Henry 111., of France hv Jacipies Clement.. lUS'i Marquis de Dononvillo as suineil olhce as Uovernor ot ( anada. 1714--tjti(?en Anne ot England, the . last riilcir ol the House ot btuart, died. Horn. February b, lb(;. 17DS Hritish Meet under Nelson defeated tne French fleet in battle ol the Nile. 1X01 Jonathan Edwards, Jr., celebrated theologian, died. Horn, May 20, 17 13. ISIS Maria Mitchell, ' (anions as tronomeri born at Nantucket. Hied, at Poughkeepsie. N. V., in lssil. lSJ-lblaverv abolished in ithle British colonies. 1S62 Farragut s fleet suspended the bombardment' of Vlckshnrg, awaiting the arrival ol land lorces- l7e Colorado admitted to the Union. - 1910 -Former Governor Claude A. Swanson appointed United Stales Senator Irom Virginia, to till the un expired term of John W. Daniel. llj.rrinmii, Miss Helen (.mild. E Some Good Prizes to Be Offered For Largest Yield On Single Acre Next Year ONE FIFTY-DOLLAR PRIZE Wake ( iiiintv ( ili.en Unci- ,i;d Prize lor l.argcsi Vichl and .Aler chanls and I ci I ilier ( i'uiiani s Will Siipplement I In- Alreadt I. cads in ( oi Ion and t omi. ;W:)k.e....c.()inity already' leads the still'- in tin' production of corn and cotton, anil next year, it-- will be de t.crifi iiu'd , wlietlier iliis county can nol sroAv more wheat to 'the acre ilia n aii v ot her. ' The department of agrfe'uit are, throiiirh r. T. . 1). "Parker, lias, sent - 6iil Instructions for wheal tanners and a Wake: county cilizen lias o tiered lf."iii in.-gold to t lie farmer Who makes the largest number of liushels of 'wheat on u n acre. Sev eral Raleigh-. merchants and sevifral fert.lli'.er men liave signified their intention of siippleiiii'iiting this prize and it is ,irolialile: that; 'the.' .fanner, who ; innkes i lie. most wheat will win at leas! $.ir,tt in prizes, : besides the value ol" His product. As is', well; known this '.'county has the record for corn production on a single acre, Mr. J. F, . Hetts having grown in i;nl!l lis tiiaiiy at .220 -2-3 liiisliels ol' maize on a single acre, Noting Jerrv Moore, the. Tar Heel hoy who is teaching the South Caro lina fanners how Id grow, porii, used Mr. Hat t's seed and p.rotliH-ed 22S hntliels in Fforence cciunty. : Jerry has started out Iliis vear to heat his own "ecord. Mr. W. A. Simpkins produc.l seven 4oo-po'und ..hales of ('oftou on fvo ai res ol surveyed land. 'I'lir; a!-r is (lie best remird in this cl.iss I he sub lext hooi; commission ;ias about completed', its work and' will he ready to. report to the. full coniniis sion Thursday, when bids will lie, re ceived bv the board oi education, l'lie com mission lias been working night and day on the hooks lor t.ie past (wo weeks. For the benelit of those who do not know. It mav be stated tint the mem hers ol the com mission do not receive pnv or ex penses on those days in which they do not work. .. llrilliant (iitherings at ('owes. London, August. 1. Social Interest is now ceniered in cowes, where the great annitii) regatta was inaugurated today -with a race for his Majesty's Cup, and 'where the usual brilliant gatherings .will Continue until' Hie end of the week. r Apparently Serious ;;;o!t Against President Gomez s' (ciicial Ai'cvedn it HevoJul Miliary eteraii, and a I -oi-iiier Insiirrec lioiilsl I ninis liehel l';ul ill Su liui'li ol I la aii.i Asks (.oine lo l'esii;u and lltrealens Island Willi lurch. Havana, .'.August I. .An uprising again si t ii(. gm ernni'ii i , apparent ly of a scriims ciiai'a'-'iei', -'nccij rreil last. iiig.it: a i Ke.f la, .siiliiirh,. across t lie liarliur, wlieii tieni raj Aicvi lio, a re vel lit ionary . eii'iaii. with eight.-., to teli ' com pan in us, armed and noun tod, lock . thH liell), it is re'.i.ort ed the : I : ii ! i ' . whs reiniorceil later I ry two hundred. men. Jiclure leuMiig Iteula. Acevedo issued, a ina n i festii. cleiioiiuc ing . the (loine, ailiiiinistration as :.caiiialoiis ami corrupt-, in juri-hg , iul patriot ic t'iilians to rise and. over l hrow it . . Acevedo decared . lie '.-would Rive (iomez lil'teeii days to resign, alter w iiicli if tlie w amine, was not. obeyed, he intended to apply the torch, and ilesl Toy propei ly '.'.indiscriminately, mil til the : hole I land is reduced t a..in s. -' ..' .setting forth Iroin liegla, the in surgents skiried Havana apparently hound lor I'lnar Del Hio. Strong de taciiiiieiils of r lira is and regulars were disiatcaed in t lie rebels' pur suit. There are rumors that rin eiir gageineut has already occurred. Ace vedo headed an uinsing a vear ago, was captured .. tried, and seiuenred to life imprisonment.-, .Last Uctolier lie w as pardoned. ltebet l-or Albanians. . Wasl.iiiigloii.,. I). C., July IIV Anier Ican Hed Cross has cabled $1,000 to Montenegro for the relict of Alban ian reingee and wounded Keporls received . indicate much suffering among those who are "fleeing . Al bania, which is in revolt against Tur-. kev. EIGHT LIVEWARE LOST In Fire In Asylum For Insane In Ontario l-.lglit Hundred Patients In tile Uuilil ing hell the I' ire Was lliscovered Most nl 'I liein eiuoei III Sale ly -About n Score, Irenied hv Smoke. dave Serious Ir-'iible, 1 1 :i in ill on. ()iit., August l.--Kight lives were .'lost' in Mr'; iiart.ly destroy ing olio of the main '. huililings. of tho iiisaiie, asyiiiui.' .Higlit liuudred )ia tieins were iii the building when the lire was discovered. A we)-i rained lire lighting 'corps,-' .and the eoolnew;; and bravery " of. the iiiirses, iiinl . al teiKlaius averted a more rrighil'ul loss of life. . There were fo.ir build ings in I lie group of asyl-.m build ings. :' .. '.. .' '..,'' . .Main liuilding is a I ou r-- . ry bricl; structure, ...The woiner patients' numbering three hundred - ml hltv Occupied the west wing. .The re man. dor oi the building is taken up .vi'it the .nien's wards, yontainin soiiu' of tliL. niosi 'desperate cases ii 'he. asvlnni. I ae women were re moved easily. The simalimi among the men ...was more , serious. About. a score, 'driven into .frenzy . 'by the I'illiiig smoke, fought-, off-' the res cuers Willi lurv. Some ill .these, al ter being rcsmcd. broke aav Irom Hie gHartls and lied back, to the burn ing; .-buildings, to lie incinerii'ed alive To III tend Clay Court l ilies. -..'.Omaha, Neb., August l-'-When the National t lav Court I cuius tourna ment oiieiis at the Field ( ub here next Saturday the held ot contestants will he considerably larger and ot a more rcprcsenialtvo character tmiii it the first tournament held last year. .Melville 10. Long of San Fran cisco, the present national champion, and Aiiilerson and Haves, winners ol the doubles honors last year, will be on hand to dclond their titles. New Minister to Argentine. Washington, Aug. 1 John Ridge ly Carter, minister to Houmania, Servia anil llulgarla, will be appoint ed 'minister to Argentine, succeed ing Charles II. Sherrill. A report- from Uuenos Aires, stating that the government has an nounced that ho will be acceptable apparently assures the appointment. BILL PASSES House Bill Defeated By Even Vote But Amended Bill Gets Through SECOND OF BIG BILLS Vole on the House Hill Stood 30 to ;!!) Motion h Iteconslder Prevail ed and Amendment, Offered bv Senator Kern Was Adopted 49 to 2i and the Amended Hill Passed IX o :(() Some oi the Provisions of the Hill I lie kern Amend ment. Washington, Aug. 1 The farm ers Iree list bill, the second of the big tarilt revision measures, that followed' 'the Canadian reciprocity hill over from the democratic house, met final action without further de hate today. Through a storm that centered mostly in conference and caucus, the free list bill, rocked on fluctuating sentiments, while the democrats and insurgent republicans talked and figured on political ad vantage, emerged for a vote im mediately at the close of routine business. . The bill dales back to April 12, when Democratic Leader Underwood introduced it; m the house. The Iree list bill would place on the free list agricultural Implements, cotton bagging, cotton ties, leather, belts. shoes, fence wire, meats, cereals. Hour, bread, timber, lumber, sewing machines, malt and other articles. 'I he exemptions are due to take ef fect the day following the approval. ol the measure. Combined in the same alliance that resulted in the passage of the com promise woolen tariff revision bill in l lie senate last week, the democrats and republican insurgents passed a compromise farmers free list bill. I ho compromise hill differs but lit tle Irom the original. The Kern compromise takes fresh meat pro ducts out of the free list bill except such. as come Irom countries that ad mit certain American farm products duty tree. The senate earlier de leated llailey s .amendment taking al lmeats out of the tree list bill '1 he kern nniiiidnient represented an attempt to reconcile the demo cratic interests with insurgent re publicans, who believed some fur ther concessions should be obtained for. agricult Ural products, ';-. - . Annulled Hill Passes. I he noiise larmers free list bill, exempting Irom tariff duties a variety of agricultural implements, cereals, . meals, cotton bagging and other ar ticles, was dcieated by the senate by -a lie voted ;!!) to :!!. Its Demo cratic trainers claimed that in effect ing a great, saving to I lie people it. involved a net reduction ol only a little over If. hoo.OOO in tariff re venue. I he senate, tiller voting dow n the lull, reconsidered the vote without roll call on., motion of La Follelte, Republican Insurgent. Kern, of In diana. Democrat, ottered a compro mise amendment, putting meats on the Iree list only w lien trom coun tries .admitting' American cotton, com, wheat, oats, horses, cattle, hogs, etc., tree ol duty. The Kern com promise amendment was adopted, 4!l lo ill, and the free list bill as amended, finally passed the senate, IN tO .lb. . 1. WATSON SELECTED AS POLICE JUSTICE Mr. Walter L. Watson, one of the ablest attorneys In the city, wits de cided on at. a conference of a ma jority of the members of the board of aldermen as the next police justice to succeed the late Thomas Badger. Sir. Watson Is thoroughly familiar with the work, nnd was for some time city attorney, The conference was held last night and the election lll ho ...made at. the regular meeting ot Hi'! board Friday night. There Ib no doi bt as to this choice being a good Knights of Columbus Meet. Detroit, Mich., August 1 --Thotis-ands of Knight's of Columbus from all parts of North America are at tending the order's National Con ventlon, beginning a three days ses sion this morning. Mayor Tiomu. son welcomed the delegates.
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