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lie Associated .Press Service Vbl. LXX. No. 32. The Weather FAIB. RALEIGH, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 9, 911. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS Dcmble the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper - - . . ... i , i . i - , i , . . . " J. W, GATES Unique American Financier Succumbs to Illness of Two Months Duration MADE BRAVE FIGH His Kigbtlng and Courage Vanw His Aid .Miiny limes at Critical Stngs Had Been in 1'itris About Two .Months and ltccanie-111 Short ly After Arriving lnunediute Cause of His Heath Was Heart Failure .Sketch of His Life. Paris, Auk. 9 The death this morning of John W. Gates, the Amer ican financier, called forth many ex- prcsslons of regret, cabled from America. Mrs. dates and son Charles (J. Gates, were with the flnan cler when he died. (lutes' associ ates say his death ought not to af feet the stock market. His estate is estimated at between thirty and forty million dollars. Gate's body will be placed in a vault where will remain nntil taken aboard steamer for the' United States. It probably will be taken to America on the Kaiser Wilholin Dcr Grasse which sails from Cherbourg next Wednesday. Gates hud been in Paris about two months. Two weeks after ar riving he suffered pains in the throat He underwent . several operations Poisons from the throat abcess af fected the kidneys. His fighting spirit and courage came to bis aid many times during the past two weeks at critical stages. The Im mediate cause of death was 4ieart failure, following congestion of the lungs. Sketch of His Lite. One of the most picturesque per (tonalities in American financial an nals was John Warne Gates. The predominating characteristics of bis nature, energy and speculation, par ticiilnrljr the latter, earned him the sobriquet of "Rot-vou-a-Mllllon Gales, under which cognomen he was celebrated on two rout inputs. Ho was a big man and did only big things and In a big wav. At the time of his death he was one of the ; most striking figures in the money world, fighting, as ho was, the Stand aid Oil Company and holding an im posing position In the aflairs of Iron and steel. Prominent in hjs spoctac ular career was the distinction of be ing the ifirst Bnd biggest wire mag nate in history lie is a bundle of wire nerves nnd steel energies," was once said of him. ' He can go to his office at !L .and work like a fiend until 5 then play poker all night." That ep itomizes the story ol his life, and, at the same tune, the story of his death. The constitution of few men could have borne up for forty-six years nu de,!- the strain, the rush and swirl and tension of his dally activities) Amazing tasks he performed with out -Apparent fatigue or brain wear. He had courage and ho was a won (Continued on Page Five.)- WILL NOT PRESS THE PERKINS MATTER PASSES AWA Washington, Aug. 9 Tho investi gating committee, at an executive session today decided not to press now the question of campaign contrt f. buttons in connection with which Vleorgo W. Perkins, of New York, director , of the United States Steel - Corporation was yesterday threaten ed with contempt proceedings before the bouse of representatives, . The committee decided to require the Steel Corporation to .produce tho subsidiary companies' books. Chairman-Stanley, Representatives Littleton and Sterling, of tho com mittee and Herbert Knox Smith commissioner of corporations had a conference with President Taft at the white house, following the ex ecutive session. All refused to dis cuss the conference. Stanley and his associates, it was learned later, went .to the white house to ask the president to further release' the reports' of ; the commis sioners of corporations on the steel industry with a View to getting at some matters sought In the inquiry. An old bachelor Bays that distance lends enchantment to the view of women, ." - ".;-' Ninety-Three of Crew and Passengers Drown Iicnih Steamer Kuiir, llouiiil lor America, Collided With Hritlsli Steamer in Straight of 'ibmltai' and (joes Down. Gibraltar, Aug. 9 The French Steamer Knur foundered five miles east of Tarifa, Spain, In tho straisnt of Gibralter. Ninety-three persons were drowned. Ihe ship sailed from here at throe o'clock this morning for' an . Ameri can port. An hour later in the dense fog, she collided with the British steamer Silverton, bound from New. port. Eng., for Taranto Italv. 'I he Silverton's crew rescued twentv- seven of the Emir's crew and pas sengers. The Silverton later put in here with her starboard bow stove in and her fore peak full of water. The Emir floated for a few min utes after tho collision: Sixtv-111110 passengers and tweiitv-fotir of the erew went down with tho ship. Fif teen passengers and twelve of the crew were saved. All the passen gers were French. The Knur was vessel of 1291 tons, owned by Caropalgne De Navigation Mixte at Marseilles. Astoria tu Celebrate Centennial. Atorla. Ore., Aug. 9 -One hundred and fifty thousand dollars will be spent In the entertainment of the thousands of visitors expected hero for the great carnival in celebration of the centennial of the founding of lie first permanent sett lenient in this section of the country. 1 he celebra tion will begin tomorrow and con tinue for an entire month. The pro gramme will embrace historical paegants, military parades, athletic competitions, carnival attractions, band tournaments and numerous conventions and other gatherings of various kinds. ADMIRAL TOGO MOVES ON TO BALTIMORE Washington, August 9. -In a downpour of rain similar to that which greeted him on Jiis arrival here fivci davs ago, Admiral Count Togo, left this morning at ton o clock lor Iialtiinoro, continuing his tour through the United States, which will bo concluded at Niagara Falls, Au gust L'uth. Through his naval aid. iciitcnant Commander Tnnguchi, Togo exprcssod his appreciation lor the reception accorded hi m by the nited btates Government Iroin President Tatt. down. The singular courtesy shown the distinguished nav- il officers, the admiral's aid ex plained, was an indication of United Slates' friendship for Japan. If is re ception here was one ot the most brilliant ever.-accorded, a foreign vis itor. : Accompanying Togo, besides members of his suite, were Capt. Potts, of the navy and third assist ant secretary of state Chandler Hale. I'niieror Thanks President. President Taft received a cable gram from tho Japanese emperor, thanking him for the cordial wel- ome to Admral Togo. The message follows: "The President, .Washington. "The splendid welcome accorded by you to Admiral Togo and thq friondl.v sentiments expressed by you on that occasion touchod mo very deeply. I play you accept this as surance of mv most cordial thanks and appreciation." - - In Baltimore. Baltimore, Md., Aug. 9 Baltimore gave- Admiral Togo a cordial greet ing and kept him exceedingly busy during the five hours allotted to bis stay here.. Crowds at the station and city hall greeted the famous sea- fighter with cheering. The admiral was met by a committee of thirty- five business and professional men. He was taken in an automobile to the city hall, where Acting Mayor Hubert extended tho city's welcome. Admiral Togo returned his thanks, reception, to the departmental heads and public followed. The ad miral embarked on the yacht Chil howie for Sparrows Point to inspect the Maryland Steel Wonts. Tho ad miral expects to leave for Philadel phia at 4 p. m. Broke Flight Record. ' Paris, Aug. 9 Jules Vedrlnez, the French aviator, broke Ihe record for single long distance flight, com peting for the Michalein cup, cover ing 406 miles in 7 hours, 56 min utes and 36 seconds, KZK 4 S" 3 iiva 7 IIS NIC 1 Miss Julia ( oyle, the young woman it !evt lurk whose cunning trapped (fie money order lorge!', I rank A. Lice, thereby winning' her 'vor Sl,- 0H in i-c ;1 i ds that had heeii ollcrcd tor his capture. Miss tvle, who pre sided over (lie poMolhee sub-stal mi desk in a Now-lurk drugstore, siinl. in at line viiioii lie called to casli money order." She recognized hint I i-i mi a description thai li e authori ties had sent out Willi a warning. Again she smiled then told him to wait until .he went to the hack ol (!:: -I"ic Hr tli,. money, 'there, she told one ol the driiggiM clerks lo run tor a policeman. Miss t.yle returned lo the iles!; and detained line with mor(. sim'es saying she had sent out lor -I i M'CASE RANGED THE COURT'S DECREE Washington, Aug. '.) 1 he charges across the commit loo table that technical questions were being raised to keep back the evidence m the investigation of the Dr. Wilev case created excitement in the bouse committee on expenditures In the agricultural department, during tho further examination ol . Solicitor MeCabe. Solicitor McCabe admitted to the committee, in officially publishing for the department ol agriculture, the court decisions in the Missouri puro lood case, lie changed several words in the judgment ot the court. The change -.eliminated henzoato of soda from the decree holding certain substances deleterious. Kepuliliian I'lol l ulled. ' Madrid, Aug. !) -The S)anlsli gov ernment afhrms. in oxilalnlng the siiinmary courtinarl nil and execu tion ol tvvonlv-six ineii of. tho batle slnp Nuinanicia who mutinied while the vessel was at -Tangier Saturday, that the revolt was a republican plot. OncMiundred sailors were implicated. illtfFatt Allt,list U1(1 Sc)lf'llll(.'l' ill'l1 tilt' tW0 NlOllillS wllfll l;llcol slltl'l'l'S from mosquitoes. .Tlie Times believes that the empty tin can is the cause of most of oiti' mosquitoes, antl to rid tlie town of the empty tin cans we have secured the help of "Hilly Patterson." rl nehoys t.f 'Ualcioh iiiucli to help kill out all the mosquitoes hy eolleetmtr uj) all t lie I'uipl v tin' cans, and for this reason The Times is oinj; to offer the bo s some sp ( ul prizes in this work, -fti other words, we want every hoy in Ualeisjlrto u Ut co'J lectin?; up tin cans (liothinn' over a gallou counted) and on Monday, August 21st., hriuuf these cans to The Times oflice liefore 12 o'clock and the following prizes will lie awarded: , BILLY P 4 TTERS O N PRIZE NO. 1 The boy having the. largest number of cans will awarded a nice, Billy (joat, wagon artd harness (Billy .1 'att ersi n. ) 'I , is a costly out tit and will make a 'grand prize. ' - PRIZE NO. 2 Thelioy having the second largest number will awarded a nice 10-year, gold-filled watch. ... ;-, ' t " PRIZE NO. 3 The boy having the third largest nivmlier will awarded a nice 10-year, gold-filled watch -(sSame. as o. 2.) I 1 MONEY 1 0 Board of County Commissioners Exceed Authority, It is Believed, Under Constitution A RULING, IN MATTER Opinion of Alt' rnev t .canal Ihekett Shows 1 huf School should lleioive Certain Part ol lax and This Was Not (iivcu I'av Levy .Made 1)1 deduction til One lent on Hundred Dollars An Interesting Sit nation ' ' I . WJien the Wake I'nunty board of commissioners i-onipuicd the poll tax. today, "they took. il!".iin i he scliools twenty-lhreti M-ViittV1 t'i pin. .ewrv polt, and di tills cont cary . io- 1 1,.- i-onst itu j ion of North Carolina.. . 'i'lie -opinion ol the attorney general ol .tins mut ter was ol casv ucce.-s. il would seem, and irom this opinion it apiiears that the schools uni t i-i -reive. $ I .ru. J .lev werv allowed n. 1 ins diverting ol I In: school moiiev to oilier soui res h a. done in " i he folio wing resolution, vhh-h wjis-.pns.-pd at flic meeliuy i-,-la . KeSoived. by r 1 1 -'hoard of commi. sioners of V'a,ke Conn I v ,. I ha I i ii roin- I'm ting tlie tuxes t hi- juniii or or iii. secretary to tlie Hoard he and lu-eyarc hereby instructed lo i-iiiiiimiic .the- poll .lax as follows: .-. Slate . . . .... . ,: . . $0. 1 L' ; ScllOOl . . . . . . . . ':... . l.'s Count V .... . . ...... II. 1 I. Total fl Mi II the poll tax inoni'v had been di vided 'according t.p the' opinion Of the at.toi'iiev gciiml;. v.'-bo tried on con htltutlonal gnmnds, tne pull w.M'd have lieen divided as lollows: Stale. . School . Con li I v Total. . Su.IL' I "id . P.l .Sl.Mi As will be seen from a careful analysis of the opinion of Atiorney (ieneral liirkelt. the commissioners had; no ant lmrit y under I be const r- tiition to diert so muc!i of the poll tax to oilnT rliauneis than Ue. school. The hoard today adoitrd Ihe tax i n .. .. , t ..... i . ... ..I ii ...... . . U'VJ. j rill Il'l uni Ul I II I rti iirii i js i.s made on Dm . tyie . hnjiii red dollars, j litit since Die legislature increased, the stale tav two cents -on the, one hundred, only one I lie reduction in renin v cent . rl lie (ax lew Is is I lollows: lav lcvy 11)11. II. is .hereby- ordered by nv board id county --commissioners lit Wake Couiiiv that the tollowmg taxes be l-?vied lor .Die year 1911. on the one '.iit'idreti dollars value; of : t lie. real a rid . personal .''. property which each tax-paver owned im Die first dav ol .Nlii v, .1 til I ; listed or required to hi' lis'cd liv law lor the payment ol Ihe expenses ol lire State, and ( iiuniv gov eminent, and lor the purose ol (Continued on Page Two.) Ul ersonihias tier ' im J,J i ff. mw'q . - nit Mi v. !;.-.ma!.; ( ; , aiidcvi'jlt. i lin is elm i nian o! I c l uniini.t. r tit !a ! kii:i! ! Ihal I'..':- is II- task III I r m'U hi'. .... el il'e s'.'rm1 vi..r oelnei-i: ! pal I I'.iih ot irs. .'!di'ii Mills a in! Mis. .I'dm U. Iln rl in ..Newport. iielr se nllfl: dill V is lo . Il'l tliiwil l!) - ?.'iriat hars ' attnnl ;ie e el 1 fi'Mlv .( t ,,,,, to Nrwiioct into tM'iriv eii"' i s i-i '!-( lhe can sln " a rle.in -late.". Ih,.. ,!'i!'i ilulv. whhli i- re .'illv a saniinii'i;- up ot tin- oCirr nu: h: 'f.ciMi s n iety iiioviii in New pol l. N iluiallv Ihe 'hulk ol this work l.ll' (III ciiiik l 'shoulders ol Im le "l!v-. in In l:ili ill lier caparity as 4'!i;iiriaii el llie eiMiinntiec. uOiil BILL TO SET AN ADVERSE REPORT " A - ;'"'S " a I . : .. ... f . . .. I i , i ii - -t'i. . . si niMr hnam e roiiuiiiuee derided to report' nd-wrs.oly ilir house cotton tafiif revision . 1 i 11. The 'bill goes-;.o -Dm Senate tomorrow-, enatoi'. ( 'iiiiini ins, -sive rcpifb'lii-a.ii. -' iif Iowa, . .' p'fo u ill offer tin gri aiuehdiiient fir the -niton bill when it comes before Die .senale... -providing r,,,, ,.(.v:si,(11 , ii,,.' iron .-nut si eel livdille ol in-. I'av ne-Aldrirli . law. Till-: -roiuplii aliou.. roillin:; oil toi of the. 1 h real i 'in 'd vein by the president, oj the s.i t c'-luKfil'. hill and .'Die. dead lock. :nn Dir. wool hill, will, npiiaroliir ly film wall hope .ol! early ad.ioiini nienf ill the. air-. I io Sailors Killed. liolterdani. Aim. !' Tl'c llliiiie sleaiuei' ( I ntenlier's boiler exdoded Two sailors were killed and Die cap tain ami several passengers were in jured., Three ot her persons are missing. It is supposed lli'ev wore blown overboard. lie his be be Arrived WILL VETO TIE BILL President Not Approve the Stat; id Bill III im hi ;i In- Leaders ot . 'V. Houses Decline I In v ( an I'as : Kill Over the I'l-esiileiit s eiv.' ,nv Prolong the session. Wash in'gton, A ; !i-'-Priisideut Tuff- li 1 v i 1 6 ' h.- N'.-w M . :. i . A i-:-zona st al ''tiootf I'oVo vi t i f j :iis". passed ly the Hi-nale. 'yesterday. .'''" '''"" Deniocratir- leaders (A both iiouseS declared they cofild inarshall enough votes. Hi .pass measure over the veto. The president 'inilicat-'d some tinie ago,- In' miilj lake t li is action', un less the Xelnon amendment' was adopted. This amendment would have required tlie ppoide of Arizona, as a condition .of- statehood.' lo vote down tlie proposition .in. t heir, con stitution, for tin. riH-ai id' .Indues, Tlie aiuenduienf w as 'del'eaj vnl. The s-mi-alv iiassed llie ldil as it came from I-o use, sim j,;y r,, , n i r i n y. that: a li-' taken' on ' tire, recall featur.'. :is said the president in bis veto as.e wonld "liit straight from dionid.'r" in the. indiciai'v recall. "Vila-, congress will do in face of a vijo; is. u n know n. ('hairiuan Plood, of the ho us-, territories commi! toe, .'lU'.lior of the resolution . declared,'. 1 1 1 roe . would be plnniy . of votes in live' tioiix,'. to pass it as soon us tlie Veto inessnse wiis,; aniiqunt'eil. Sen ator; ( .''tilbersdii is mil heriiy for the Htateme.nt thai, the senale' likewise v. olid pass the bit over t lie. presi ilent's veto.- Il was said the state hooit, situntion would, result In pro l'iri villi; tlie session. : . Disorder in Lompin Strike, London. 'Aug. i Increasing disorder.--.marked the progress; of. tlie dork strike. Loudon-' is-, '-practically witliout. . vans. Thirty thousand rafters quit work this morning. . Di. JORDAN 10 MEET I lt will lie noressarv tor all pupils ol tho public schools ot Die cltv to have a ceriiliciite ol tipprovul as to vai-ri nation from l lie city physician, Dr.- T, M. Jordan, before hoing al lowed . to enter srliool in Septonibi r. Oli Jlondny jnorniii!" next al 10 o'clock, T'ir. Jordan ami Supi. Harper will be at. t lie ..M iirpliy srliool to issue tl.ese certificates.-' Dr. .Ionian will not varcinate anv iliiid unless the parent so nisi rurts . linn. ..Vaccina- I i(iu ran lie done by the lainily pliy sirian. '..Where the - vuerinatiou lias breii ; siircessl'nl and not more than live years has intel'Vi'iiedi it is. not i.b; .i!iitily ne.-essary to vaccinate a.i;ai.n. 'rhniiyti siirh Would be wise. Il vv ill lie, lir. Jordan's duly Solely to pass on every, rase... Wri it en sl atriiientsM'i'oih I lie iii niily .pliysirian Stal iiiK ben varrinal ion took plare, and . lioW. nuiny t innss . tlie . clrffil has bei'ii viirrinali'd when it has not been .siurrssTiil will be nselul iiilOrniat.ion. 'hi -Tuesday iiiorniiir;,; r. Jordan a tiil : . Sunt. Harper w ill be al the 'i'honii,son. srliool, iind then to oilier- si toolis in order. Nol ices heint: sriiV to patrons of these Die are a li poin 1 1 n i n i s , - . -, I 'a vet-it s- are earnest ly reiuested t o hiive tli i i i- children report.at the difT I'rt'rnl Sir bonis when not ilied lis it will save, miirii tinie when School lieciiiK. in September. - mi:m; oc m diso. Mrs. Dahiiev Who Died in I! iihinouil Monday. I!ii iinioiul. V:i., A il tr. ' - Mrs. I.e ii;i iiahiiev, srveiity-Diree venrs old, who died at a hospital Monday, it was .learned .today,-.. was i, urand lucre- ill .liinies Madison, foiti'th pies iiletii of ihe t'uileil Slates. She was the danniiiei' of .Major Anihi'osi.v Mad Isoii.soh of Deneral 'iliiniii Mitdi siui. Die iii'i'siiienl 's brot tier.;. '-. Tin' Til i) era I vvas . : held, today in l'ow liatan i orni v . UeM Teiis Odd I'cllows. Colorado. Icmis. Auu. 3 A larKo atteiidaiK e inarkeii tho opening hero today ol Die annual KaDierliiK oitho West Texas Odd Kellowti' Associa tion. Tlie initial session was hold this liKirtiiiiK in the- Tabernacle. The Rebekahs the women's uuxiiiary of the: order., 'held a session this after noon. Tlie KiitlientiKS will continue until Friday. Killed Ity Dynamite K.vploslon, Toledo, Auff. S man was killed and seven injured by. a dyna mite explosion at White Rock plant near Clay center. Several may. die. - t . . Tf5 Associated Press Service I Tkn Infnrclnio Pninmorca Pninmif clnn I IIC UllOldiaUj jUIIIIIIUIlt) UUIIIIIII00IUII- Orders Lower Rates On Citrus Fruits From Florida to West ROADS COULD NOT AGREE I lie Commission .Made an Order tor Cower Hates Some 1 line Ago, Hut The I ton ids Could Vt Kre on Xhp Division of Itulcs Commis sion Now Definitely Fixes Ihe J tali's to Certain I'ointt Atlnntic Const! Line anil Other Ciwiwsi (n-tatniK in the Southern Ccutral Tcnitorv Involved. ashington, August !). Material reductions m freight rales on citrus fruits from Jacksonville, Flu., to points in central and western Elates, were ordered bv the inter-state coni nierco commission. Reductions range according to distances, from, seven tJ about twenty per cent. In February, liil P. the commission, deciding the Florida fruit and vegetable shippers nssocntlons case against the Atlantic (oast f.ine Railroad and all -"other. (aiiiers operating in tho southern rontral freight association and west ern trunk line territories, hold that the rates on citrus Iruits lroin Flori da points to destinations in central and weslern slates were unroason iildv high! Reduction to eleven principal 'markets in these sections were ordered. ihe roads were di rected to put corresponding reduced rales to all other destinations In the same , territories. : , ; . Commissioner Proutv, In a supple-', menial opinion and ordered today, indicates. that the original order .was not inrrlod -out, '-apparently lr the reason that the carrions had - not been able to agree among themselves about the division ot rates when named ." The .-commission has fixed definite rates to the points ot dcsination nam ed. The coniniissian s rates liecome ef fective Orlober L'nd. . ' .': ( anadi.'in Artillery Team Sails. Montreal. Aug. fl A picked team representing the Canadian Artillery Association sailed on Die steamship Roval Ceorge todav lor England to participate in the enipiro-widc com petition. Ihe team consists of a dozen olliccrs and torty non-commissioned olhcers and men: The com petitions in-which tliev hope to win honors will he held on historic Salis bury 1'laiu, beginning August 25. Will Manage i arlioroiigh House. Mr. J. I'rank flcil. Manager of the Kan-lux. Hotel at Norlolk, Va., ha8 ri signed his position there to become nianager of the V a rhoroiigli House, wlnr.i will lie completed in the early tail. The Norlolu papers have many lv mil words lo sav about Mr. Hell, who Is one ot the best hotel men in Die Slate. CENTRAL HIGHWAY TO BE BUILT BY COUNTY 'Ihe hoard of county commission ers yesterday went on record is in favoring of having tho Cen tal highway completed through Wake county by October 1. Col. Fred A. Olds went before tho board :iud assurances were given that the lorces would at onco bo placed on the roads. " ; Owing to the fact that convicts nro not availabli!, Ilillsboro road 1 1 oin the city limits to the fair grounds will not be improved untii liter lair week in Octobor, but work will begin on tins road soon there- alter. Tho city will niifke soma notalllo improvements on its part of the hfreet. A government road ex port will suprvise tho work for tho county. West Vlrniniii IH-ntlst)- Meet. ' Churksburg. W. Va.. Auto. HTlia West Virginia Dental Asor.lAtln met in annual convention here to day with many leading members of the profession In attem1nnc from all parts of the Btate." The conven tion 8essionB will occupy two days ana win conclude with a banquet to morrow night. ''. DWER K ARE ORDERED
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