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u THE GREAT STATE FAIR RALEIGH, OCTOBER 17, 18, 19 and 20; 1911 lie Associated Press Service Vol. LXX. No. 77. ALL ITALY M MARTIAL SPI Declaration of War Received With Enthusiasm Through out the Country Turkey KvprcsHcs Pained Surrlso nl Italy's Action In Declaring War, .Says There ts Still Time f"r the Powers to Prevent the Disastrous Effects of War Suys She Hunts To Avoid Trouble lulled States Asked to Lookout for Turkish In. terests in Italy. Rome,, Sept, 30 The declaration of war against Turkey has been re ceived enthusiastically throughout the country. Great processions organized at Genoa, Parma, Bar! Veroelll, Milan, and Perugia, the crowds singing patriotic songs, ac claiming the army and navy. The government Is communicating to the powers Its position respecting the conflict's various phases. A Tripoli dispatch says that a party from the Italian squadron took possession of the Turkish transport Derna at Tripoli. The transport surrendered without reslstence. . Apeul to Power. Constantinople, Sept. 30 The Turkish government addressed an other appeal to the powers express ing pained surprise at Italy's ac tion, declaring war yesterday and saying there is still time to prevent the disastrous effects of warwhjeh- . nuining in uie xurKwn empire s at titude, Justifies. The Ports appeals to the humani tarian sentimentst of the powers (9 assist la convincing Italy of Turkey's conciliatory intentions. According to late accounts, , the crow of the Turkish torpedo boat destroyer, sunk in the harbor of Prevlsa, In Eplrus, by an Italian cruiser yesterday, escaped. Public meetings and alarmist publications are prohibited. The government has decided to strengthen its military forces on the Greek and Montenegrin frontiers. The official version of the engagement off Prevesa says 'the Italian cruiser, accompanied by tor pedo boats, attacked two Turkish torpedo boats as the latter were leaving Prevasa. One of the Turkish .vessels found refuge' In Prevesa harbor. The other was struck by several shells and ran ashore. Wauls Inited Slates to Help. Constantinople, Sept. 30 The United States has been asked to lake charge of the Interests of Tur key subjects In Italy during the -war. Cruiser Ashore. Constantinople. Sept. 30 News reached here early today that a large Italian cruiser is ashore off the city of Tripoli. Kxierts Dismemberment of Turkey. New York, Sept. 30 The "grad ual dismemberment of Turkey may be expected now," says Dr. Bahan Cardashlan, consultar of the Ottoman Chamber of Commerce in America, of which the Turkish ambassador Is president. "Everything in the European political situation seems POSTAL SAVINGS BANK OPEN TODAY - a The postal savings bank In the United States postofflce here for the .benefit pt the patrons was opened this morulng. This Is the third one, ' at first class offices, to be opened In the state, vthe others having been opened this '.month at Greensboro and Wilmington. ' While it Is gainst the law to publish the names of the deposits or any information about their ac counts, Postmaster Willis Brlggs stated that, a number1 had opened accounts this moYnlng. ."';.-. The 'postal depository will be conducted- in the money order division and will" be open from nine a. m. to six p. m. An account of the new postal bank appeared In yesterday's times. Mr. T. B. Moseley left today for t ttle. irip' to Virginia. , III V Tlie Weather FAIB. JOIN! to Indicate a coalition of the powers against 'Turkey, I expect Turkiuh territory' will be steadily Invaded un til the .country cease's appear on the map. No Hostilities! Iiiiiv. Berlin. Sepl. ;',il--'1 ripoll dispatch ea utate there have been no holtill Lies there up to nine - o'clock this irnirnicg. i lie 'lurks; and Italians are in a waiting attitude. Reports ii native circles state the Italian troops lauded to the westward of Tripoli.- Suppressing tlie News. Malta, Sept. 30 Cable lines to Tripoli were open this morning. Ap parenuy messages from there are being suppressed - by the Italian who, It is -supposed, took posession ot the wires. lioinhni'ilment Stints This hvenlng Heme, Sept. 30. I lie Messagero anouuees t.ie j?overnment. acting un der provocations of interniuional law is allowing twentv-lour hours to elaiiBe between the summons to sur render and bombardment ot 'iripoli The twenty-tour hours period ex lures at six o clock this evening, and bombardment will begin upon that moment. Blockade Complete. Chiassc. Switzerland, Se))t. 30.- wireless message was received I rem Admiral Aubrey, commanding at Tri poli expressing the hope that the o( cupution ol Tripoli coast will be (Continued on Page Six.) QUICK WORKOF JUSTICE Davis Tried. Convicted and Sentenced In 55 Minutes SOI . Davis Convicted of Murder ht Second Degree and Sentenced t Twenty ears in Penitentiary Member of (iaii(l Jury Indieteil for (dinting Prohibition Law.. (Special to The Times.) Wilmington, Sept. 30A. record 0' brevity in a murder trial w established lu superior court hem jesterday afternoon when Sol Davis was tried and convicted ot murder in the second degree and sentenced to serve twenty years in the peni tentiary, the entire transaction hav ; consumed only 55 minutou from the taking of testimony until the judgment had been pronounced by Judge George W. Ward. Davis was represented by Messrs. Kellum Ac I.oughlin, attorneys appointed by the the court. Both the prisoner and the lawyers appeared to be well sat islled with the verdict. Uavis was tried for the murder of Will Stephens here on the night of September 20th, at which time he also shot Alice Sut ton. The Jury In the case was selected yesterday morning. The taking ot testimony was commenced at the opening of the afternoon session Only three witnesses were examined They were Dr. C. D. Hell the county coroner, who told of the condition of the body of the murdered man Alice Sutton, the woman who was shot by Davis, and Rosa Stephens. the wife of the murdered man. The testimony of the two women did not differ from the circumstances of the killing as outlined previously. The defendant did not offer any testimony. When Chas. C. Loughlin one of the prisoner's attorneys com menced to argue to the jury, there was an interruption. Judge Ward then had the Jury sent from the room. He asked the attorneys if they would concede that Stephen's death had been caused by a deadly weapon that he would Instruct the Jury to find a verdict of second do gree. He did not think first degree murder had been shown. The Jury then returned to the court room and in one sentence were told to go out and find Davis guilty of murder of second degree, if they believed the evidence. They remained out only 4 minutes and. returned a verdict In accordance with the Instructions of court. The negro was then given a sentence, of 20 years in the peni tentiary. Member of Grand Jury Indicted. Following public expectation that the grand Jury now In session would take cognisance of the alleged viola tions of the probjbltloju law the axe, IK r 5 i RALEIGH, N. Will U GiVifj 25 YEARS 1.1 PRISON Will Weaver ... v.'.!.1;.. hint . pvcniii" i.nnteiicfd to twciitv-live i:i i-; in ilio penitentiary , l'ur: : , lie I.MIinc of Kd. J'ctm-e, -a white man. . Tlie jui-y vyaft out J:i.-I lll'teeii mir.ut.y. The stale tried to con vii I Weaver ! murder in tne f-rst decree, but ii win. appar ent ficm the ontse:. that, the. besl that could be done was to ;;ct a coh- i' tion in the i cconii decree. : .Tije (ic'leridant s counsel. .Vi"ssi t;. .. Wil bur liiinn and .lames; II. Pen offer ed to enter a plea nl giull.v in the second decree, and . .IihImo Peehlt's was of the .oplnipn. 'that . 'the.; sta'e. should acquiesce. Weaver would then have been mven tliirtv vears. . " - : : r - Tobacco Pack Barn and Stables of Destwyed By Fire While He While Mr, B, Hobgoort, a prosper ous farmer oT Ciarner. was sleeping In Raleigh last night an tncendiarv. it is believed, applied a torch to his Jeed bam and tobacco pack barn and burned them to the ground. on- tailing a loss of about $a,000v Eight thousands pounds ot leaf tobacco- the best Mr. Hobgood has raised in years was destroyed, together with three, bales ol cotton, all of Mr.-Hob goods- lecdsti'.tl, a .buggy.- harness and other, larni implements. of the law fell with a vengeance ves- terdny afternoon. Alleged violators of the prohibition law were indieteil and one of these, to state, was a member ol the grand Jtirv. Twentv five ot those indicted got word that true , bills had been found against them and they went to Sheriff Cowan s of lice early in tlie eveninn and accepted service ol capias, and gave bond in the sum of $r,oil tor their appearance at the next term of court. This action of tiuri'Tand jury did not come as a surprise:- For several weeks there have been ex pectations that some notice would be taken of the alleged flagrant man ner in which the prohibition law is being violated. Therefore the pub lic would have been rather surprised if the grand jury had failed lo take- action. The amount, of bond was suggested by Solicitor Henry K. Shaw and is the largest which has ever been demanded in similar cases in the court. Not a ono of the accused had anv trouble in arranging bond. Deputies Kelly and Harvey Cox were kept busily engaged serving the papers. The Indictments , were returned yes terday afternoon by the grand jurv, and were given to Judge Ward a lew minutes after 4 o'clock by the lore- man, Mr. George Harriss. Mr. H. T. Dills, a member of the grand jury was among those" indict ed. It Is reported that five members of the grand Jury have United, States licenses to sell spirituous liquors. The grand Jury had summoned yes terday the agents of the local rail road and water transportation com panies. It Is believed that, the testi mony of these as to shipments played an important part in the indict ments Chief of Police Fowler was also summoned to give a list of per sons holding United tSates license, which he secured some weeks ago on a visit to Raleigh. The padrone system, against which the United States immigration au thorities and various philanthropic and reform bodies have contended for many years, prevails among the Greek bootblacks of Detroit, accord ing to the findings of a young Greek Investigator, employed uy the State labor commissioner. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1911. an ' m mi lei, aii pMiden! nl nominees for ulioiii tne voters ot Tilevico will cnt theic votes on Hiiridav, Octolier 1st., to choose a BBiTW'Oi- .to fill the eiiair !i i vacant by the 1 pwU unwiileut. Por iiio IHn, and now him; Ulled p ovisionullv by I' r;Kif i.sco de. la Ititii'i'. On tlie rie.lif is I'l'ttnciseo 1. I Made! ii, Jr.. who will iiiuhintitodiv l e lilect.'il: in t;i:- cent:-!- hfs sfiMiii- est i r I (..pmieiit (eiie:;al licfimdo iteves; j and lr. . Jo.n. 5(V,r,;! v (;,, ffj,, ,(. lic.iil of the Htliol lc ciiilrcn ol Te1'- i ico and the head , the Nnllonal i i;t mlic pr.r'tv, ulio are suppoi'tnm I V.hlelo. ' Mr. .0. ' l!c'igort.(!-, a !.rj: r.er to .".j -. ITo bgooil , wa.: n erely b r, rn-td '.' a bo lit j the lace and neck us lie entered ;ne., burn .ir.ft barn and rescued thoV-mai'es ! and liors.es from death. Mr, .,. I lob- good o:uiie to lialeigh lliis jiiorning i i iuid reported the affair iii: 1 ' -Judge ui ! Ii"i' . iir-o-; Hi I! I'eeblos: -'oscusod Mtv Hug- wln-ii a lobacvo good Us. a j'.u-yman ...in th- Xerris bttV. Mr. .! ioliiioo. trial. Tlie lire occurred about .1 i-iil, n'.ai.. -o'clock this' morning. 'lit; llobi;uod i : This -is thy, tliir.'i ti:-'.o .': a little j 'o(; ir,.sui':ii!;'e -exci over 'a year that Mr.. Hobeood hiirand this wan s'a GRAND JURY REPORT Report Givdi to Jadge Fcrblcs At Tidav's Session ai'::iid Jury Completed lis Wot k nnil i!iiliiii in lis li'pnrt In Juiii.ii Peebles loiiav Have l;een His. ( barged Only Two liecomiiieiida (k us Made by (.mud Jury. . 'i lie grand jurv presented the fol lowing report :o .ludyv Peebles this morning: After thanking them for their w ork, J udge Peebles 'discharged tlielii. 'I he -report is as lollows: To His Honor. Holier! I!. IVehlei. .1 udge Presiding. . Tile grand jury respect fully, report'-, that, they have passed oil ail bills submitted to I hem and have ret urned t lie ill to t he .court. '1 hat thev have examined the jail iiul find, it in good condition, llie prisoners we'll, led and cared lor, the promises and bedding clean and tlie sanitary conditions good. That thev have examined the court house, oilices. shenll. clerk superior court, register ol deeds, treasurer and GREAT -STATE FAIR Dates October 1G-21. Close At Hand. Two Weeks Only. Altogether for another record-breaker. More exhibits, more people, greater nttrnc tractions. And this year :1 aeroplane flights daily. Cur tis machine, which leads them nil In ncriul nnvlyntion, and other attractions galore.. pmm CGU.1T HERE .hil;re lienr. (!. ('ni.iior. lif the c ast am di. i i i. I . v. il ; I !n i Id a ;?:iocial U'l'lii of V nit ;d 'Si.-.ii e:; ' i-Owl't "in Idil- ii!'i Mf..i:dity:..!'iir' ,ie ui::;.. :.:! id'; all 1" LO ' for !fy itlsr.K ready .for a lii-nriiis and f a calendar' ol civil catiseH wo'tar" i.er,ii in Noveai'jer. . .;. l(;t to lisc :ss ( oil on Price. Ijitt hi liociv, Ark., Sopt. ' ;!0 -hi response to a call isned bv Governor Ponachev - a mass convention of Arkansas fai'inci's and liiisuies'; men assembled' here today. to diseus.i ways unci moans of ' fiirtiu-ring the cam pnign to secure a. goad price for this J ear ii cctvon croj). Mr, B. I. Acted as Juryman ii'iiVrc-W, . 1'ro : :r lir I'Vtt.iis'.'.J.Vv'ry.-.i'i teiieed to thirty ti'ii.i i.iry !'i'r ;i p Mr. T'obaoivl's 'i , Of. .1 line id. .last ililt.' :n::ni, was sen years i". t !:e penti jying . the torch to stables,,-- burning . uj) a cow aad. sie.iling becurred .; recently, b ira v;i. burn -d. ;! . siiid ) bis was ac- liii not. have a cent i'jit. oh liis livestock e'd. .' ' ;'- l iM-i-c i mules and '-'i lioiy'e. . eotiiiiy superintendent . of public in si i'Hci ion, and .find all t hese offices M.di and neatly Veii: . the records in good condition and property provided for. . "",;'. : That they . have. .."'examined, the ecu:)!)- .home and .find.', it. well kept, the inmates well eared for anil the stock on the premises in tiiie ciuiili lionA Air. liulley is to be congratu lated on Hie manner in w'hicli every thing is kept at this place. ;: That' they have examined (lie road cMtnpS: and find-., them in good condi tion, cli'iui ..' and Well ..located, the prisoners well, fed and cared for. Ileconinieinhitioiis, 1. We would recommend that the 'lioiis.e at present used; as a dwelling for the assistant jailer lie -used for a kitcln-n, and that a dwelling house for li; in be liiiilt on the north side ol I lie jail. His present' dwelling contains -only- two rooms. is too small lo he comfortable and is on the svde. of the jail where the: negro iiiarlers are local ed,- making: it noisy ivinl inconvenient as. a dwelling, . We woiiid also recommend that the grimd jury .'room' he ('leiiiii d ,'im! .' piiiiereil, and iiw iiings ida -ed over tl.e. windows. . ;; W . respect fully return thanks to vour honor, the slierilt, the solicitor and other countv ofheers. for their councsies mid assistance which hiis aiuibicd: us to more speedily ami ac curately transact 'the business which i.aiue belore us. Respectfully sub mined A. tl. MA N't; I'M, . Foreman. lilt I ION I 15 l Ds DlstlOs! I) ' Baltimore, ' Mil.. Sept.". :KI. Start ling .disclosures follow one another in rapid succession in the grand jury's investigation of the crooked ness in the recent democratic primary elections. . This afternoon the jury -made this announcement: "Testimony was given before this jury . that the .-democratic organiza tion sample ballots, similar in all substantial regards to the one ex hibited by said witnesses, to the number of approximately GO, 000, were distributed throughout the city; that hese ballots constituted, so this Jury believes, one of the Btens ia LAST EDITION NOR RIS TRIAL $ WELL UNDEl WAY a C.m'.'iiii ic coimpiracv to nullil v the will ol the people as expressed at the !.oiis. .. ;; ' "Tlie cobilil ions presented' to. tills jnrj .warrant, tlie iiileivnc Unit by connivaiK'i' Willi tlie di'iiiocralie and republican judges and -clerks of elec tion ballots, actually- cast were dis- j I , I I ' .11 I I MfllllM.lI, illlll III , '.till I.L-U I uanss ol' repeiiU'i's iiiii-rale l . . .with I sliaiiiiib'ss pulilicilv l iiroufitoiit. the I em Ire ci! v w liei'ovur tlie coiiihl ions would iicrinil." Sei ienn la W in k null.' 11. Itev. A. 1). vilcox piiilor of (en iinl MeihodiHt Ciiurcli, will deliver i!:e fluid scr.'iKin. to woriiinsrnieii to U'lcrrov.' t;i;;hi. lie will discuss some (.!' tlliv politii-iti ": and business metli .'.l8' by ; Waicli workers--. a'r': clieated out ol their insi portion in the d.'Ptil biition ol - wen! I. u. I lie .-eighlii cdhi mnnii'iiK nt, 'i'lioif '-Shalt Not Slea!, is il-e, S'M'.iptiiral. basis of the sormon. A cordial ' Invitation is Kiven to all men who work or who ai-i. iiit.eresied In the lli'oljlenis ol tne woi a mur man. 'i alt at Missouri State I" air, ; ; -Sedalia. Mil. . Sept. 30 An.-. Im mense, crowd turned out to greet President I'alt, who - snent several hours here today as the guest of the cuy of hediilia anil the Missouri stale talr. The president delivered an address at the fair, where he was Introduced by Governor - Had ley. Arthur G. Oinisiead Being Tried For Attempted Arson !!ciii':iig l.ej'.an cslci'diiy Altei'iioen Ifcli'te .liiiluc Unison in I'olice (lisi'l- Most lani!i:;iiig Kvidem t'llei'eil by I'i'Oseciitioii I iirents cre Miiile ! v Hun ImkIi'Ikv at Mealing. . Vest erday a t'l ern.oOli 'before . Judge W alter 1.. W atson in the police court the hearing ol Arthur (i. Ol instead, cliiirvcd with iiiteinpted arson, was begun, Only about half of t he wit nesses Vere .examined, when . recess was --taken- until Monday inof ,ing oil account of iiolne of tlie attorneys having cas; s before .1 udge . IVehles in :. nic superior court. Some very diinuining evidence was iml pii at the Tearing'.'. . "Mi. Oliustead. this is :t Wiirriint cnargiiig you . with . :n 't-e.'inpl ing .-. t(i btii'ii. the I'esiiienri' of ,1 . T. ; Ross,, are yon guilty or not guilty" said Judge; Watson: "Nof guilly"; was I he reply of the dcl'enihiiif, and : lit; I :n t lc was on. . Mr. J, 1. Ross testilied lo owning the. house a lid t hut .on the night of September ISfli, tlie house - , was. oc cupied by bis family and that of Olinsfead's faniily, Olmsteud left hts family about June. He went to bed about S:.'U o clock and woke up some time later to'liiid part of llie build ing on lire. Mr. 1 In liter was yelling that the house Was oil lire. W ben he got up he toiuiil Mr. Hunter throwing water on the lire. 1 he house containing live rooms and a passage, is situated on' Iiane street "and '-Sea well avenue, Kuiind kerosene saturated around the hai k steps, and Ignited, some kerosene being also on the side of the house, ami all ou llie ground around about there. . Later called to the police station anil -reported- that there had been a (ire. Next morning about, daylight he and Mr. Hunter and Mrs. Olmsteiyl went out the hack wav and found' some tracks, fresh bv reason--ot recent rams. Mrs. Olm st.ead found a piece of paper on the edge ot the lane, similar to the paper that came wrapped around the pipes ol the labernacle church organ, the paper 'containing the odor of -'light wood;"- Further on Two kero sene cans were found, one can con taining about a pint of the kero sene, Cans, wrapping paper and lightwood were exhibited and identi fied by Ross.; After leaving home in June Mr.: Olmstead paid several visits to the home to see the chil dren. "One of the happiest " days of my.lire.would.be to follow my children to the grave," and "I don't care for the electric chair, nor give (Continued on Page Eight. J --'-7- PEICE FIVE CENTO jState Produces Witnesses to Show That Defendant Mur dered J.R. Bisset Aug. 12 WOULD PROVE ALIBI Defendant's Counsel Have Summon el Many Witnesses to 8I10W Where N orris Was at Time of .the killing Ktate Get in Testimony an to Hide In Carriage Old gol-diet- Saw Man Hanging on Back, of Carriage a it Passed ' Soldiers' Home Little New Testimony Yet Introduced. L J. Norris, charged with the mur der of J. B. Bissett on Saturday night, August 12, was placed on trial lor his Ule In Wake superior court and before a recess was taken for dinner at 12:30 considerable pro gress had been made in the Intro, duction of witnesses. There were no now points brought out so far, most of the evidence being In line with that produced by the. prosecu tion at the preliminary hearing; be fore Police Justice Walter L. Watson, Only stale witnesses have been plac ed on the stand and it will be late this afternoon before the defense pets in its hand. A slight delay was caused in the trial today owing to the destruction by fire of the barn, tobacco pack barn and machinery or one of the jurors, Mr. B. Hobgood, of Garner. Bv consent Judge Peebles excused Mr. .Hobgood and. Mr. C. A'.Pegram was selected in 4ua stead. a-... The jury as now constituted Is composed ot: W. E. SUnson, Ral eigh: J. Q. Mavnard. Cary; W. Z. Wellons, Raleigh: J C. Prazler, St. Mat:hews; C .W. Pool. St. Marvs; Darius Duncan. Raleigh; Joseph Par ti ti. St; Matthews: A .A. Rowland, lialeiga;. 81011 Kaison, St.. Matthews; 'I lios. K. Green, Raleigh: C. A. Pe gram. Raleigh. The defense will, it is understood, endeavor to establish an alibi for Norris, and has a large number of witnesses summoned. Tlie state will attempt to prove lhat no other man could have done the killing and It is the coulideiit belief of the prose cution that the crinie will be placed on tne delendiint..: Solicitor Herbert K. Norris is prosecuting lor the ntute and is as sisted by Col. J. C. L. Harris. The delendiiiit is represented bv Messrs. Hurt M. Ciiitling, w. C. Harris and t lias, Harris.. Some ol the Witnesses. Among the suite s witnesses sworn today were Ada Yerbv, Havwood Penny; colored: chief of Police J- p. Stell, lull, I'. Brown. K. M. Ren fro w, Pr, K. 11. Freeman. Mrs Alice Bis sett, 1.. II. Mcllee. Z. B. Horton. B. W'. llendrick. for the defendant: l.oomis Oood w tii; JO. Carson. (J; E. Fort, Ar thur (fold, (!oo. Steele, Mrs. Nancy (i.ill, Jim , llortoii. Charlie Ruffln, 1 onnie ( otton. Cicero Covington, Jesse Harding. Henrv Olive, E. H--Pliiiiinier. Charlie Faison, C- M HraddocU, ( laronce Yerbv 'I lie State I levins, Ada erby. Hie woman with whom (Continued ou Page Two.) HERE NEXT MONDAY 1 he Richmond boosters are due to reach Raleigh next Mondav at 10:30 and will spend one hour in the city. An informal reception will be ten dered them in the auditorium -bv Raleigh business men and It ts hop ed that everybody will be present The Third Regiment Band will es cort the boosters up Martin street to the auditorium. The visit wjll be made an event. Rev. A. J. Moncrlef will preach Sunday night on "The Brotherhood of Man." All members of fraternal orders are Invited to attend the er- vice. . The average rate of wages throughout the Chinese empire is probably eighteen cents a day. In Japan it is probably not more, and in India much. lees. (if". -J I
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