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Vol. LXXL No. l. The Weather-RAIN. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1912. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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Double the Number of Paid Sxibscribei s in Rjgdeigh ". of any Other Newspaper
PRESIDENT AROUSED
TO SERIOUS SITUATION
Is Intlie Fight fo Stay Until the Ballots Are
Counted At Chicago Convention and
Active Campaign Will Open r
SENT NO MESSAGES
TO COL.
The VVlillc Iloir.se Jt. It 15c Known
To Cm Hers Today That the Presi
lcut Does Not Take Kindly to the
Suggestion 'That He Abdicate in
Kavor of Itoosevelt lis In tin- Knee
To Stay -Is ' Arousetl :it tlie
Gravity of the Situation in the
Kcpiiblkmi Tally and . fc(ei
inJiK'd itt Let His Atlitude Ho (en
erally I'mlerslood.
'':
Washington. Jan. .---"Xoiiilng
hut licatii can keep me out of the
fight now," President Tal't, it is re
ported, made this statement to while
house callers today, and' added he
had no objection "to the slaloniont.
'hcltiK made public. It undoubtedly
was intended to sot at rest reports
Unit Tuft might-, withdraw from the
race for the Republican presidential'
nomination in favor of Uoosevelt.
Taft. it is said, is thorough'!'
aroused to tiie gravity of the situa
tion In the Republican jiarty and de
termined 'to let his attitude be gen
erally understood. He has declared,
Hint under no circumstance.-', will
lie withdraw his name for considera
tion by the' Chicago convention next.
June, and has asserted .that Ills po
sition respecting the nomination has
not changed in any particular since
he entered the white house. Taft
told friends and parly leaders from
the beginning that if he should be
called upon for re -election, he
would be glad to do bo; that he
lelt tinder 'obligation to the pr.rty
tor fnakttig him or.isldftir and 'was
willing to abide its -decision in the
convention. According to announce
ment today he will not Quit the race
11 11 1 : the nominating ballots arc cast
at Calcago. The Presiilent was urg
ed by many of his closest friends to
make a detlnlle statement about Ins
position and agreed to do so in the
language quoted above. With lliis
statement as their Inspiration, it Is
said Taft supporters will begin an
active campaign in his behalf im
mediately. It Is staled Hint, some 'of -.Tail's
ti lends have gone so far as to :ul
vise Ii i in to openly break with
Hoosevelt, and challengo the lat
ter to malic plain his intonliohs.
Tiie I'residcnl declined to do li'is.
The while house has been Hooded
Willi callers lately, bringing v nrd to
Tn.lt (hat Roosevelt so far h.ii, de
clined to say he would not accept
the nomination if it wera tendered
him.
It was reported to the while
house that Hoosevelt believes an pr
ganized effort is being made ' to
"smoke him out" and he declines to
be "smoked" by elder Taft or l.u
1'ollette forces. The President list
ened to all these reports with an In
dulgent smile, but refused to indi
cate whether he believed them. It Is
vchcniently denied at the white
ii
IVE "TOOK" PANAMA
Washington, Jan. 3. Chairman
buliur of the house committee on
foreign affairs, has announced that
his comtultteo would bogin hearings
on the Kalncy resolution, authoris
ing an investigation Into the acqui
sition of the Panama canal zone by
tho United States. The resolutloi
mentions the "fact that a former
president or the United State hjis
declared that he took Panama frofn
Colombia without gonsultlng con
gress.",, i .-; ". 1 ".'.''
Mat-ylAiid 'Legislature Meets.
'Annapolis, Jan. 3. The blunulal
session of the Maryland general as
sembly opened 'toda. Tho Demo
crats naVe forking inajorlty In ea;h
branch. The new governor, Phillips
lice Qoldaborough, Republican, will
be Inaugurated next week, I
WILL FIND OUT HOW
house that Tal't sent' "messengers"
to Roosevelt "on any subject wnat
soever." Tae President has been
urged for weeks to make a. mere
progressive campaign in his own be
half. He has replied he did not
think political activity comported
Willi presidential dignity. He now
consents that his friends carry for
ward the tight as vigorously ,13 tliey
desire and He will lend whatever as
sistance he properly can.
Pilichot Denies It.
Hatile Creek. Mich., Jon. -(!if
ford. I'lncbot. in interview, denied ho
made statements in speec.ies or in
terviews that Theodore Kooiovelf
told him he would not uccepl the
presidential nomination if it wet e
tendered.
La Kollcltc Will Also Stick,
Chicago. Jan. 3 Without refer
ring to Governor Oshorn's sugges
tions in his Lansing -speech that iu
Kollette withdraw from, the presi
dential race. La Kollette national
headquarters issued a statement
denying that La, -; Follettc Intended
withdrawing.
Cnvalicil (Jets Divorce.
Paris. Jan. :! .Mine. Una .Cav
alier!.' 'singer,- was ' granted a decree
of divorce from Robert W'intlirop
Chanler, of Now York. The pro
ceedings were formal.
THAT SHODFtY
General Manager Hix Renews
Request to Have It
Discontinued
Mr. l'. II. llix, virit presiilent and
general' manager:"'. Mr. .Jones, ".ac
countant, and Mr. W: A. (lore, su
perintendent, apiHsired before tin:
corporation cuiiimls.sion loda iu Mi"
mailer of I lie sliooily train In opci
,'itlon lietween Raleigh and llamler.
.Mr. .las. II. Pun,-attorney, ajipeart I
with the officials.
Mr. Mix reiliralefl his asserti'in
that the train between Raleigh an'l
Hamlet was not paying operating 'ex
penses anil renewed his request tht't
the train be discontinued. He sub
mitted more llgnres to prove his
contentious.
The shoody train was put on last
August by the Seaboard, bill in De
cember Mr. Jlix asked that the road
be allowed to discontinue the tr:i:i
oil tho-ground that it w-:ib not pay
ing. The commission took the mut
ter under advisement, atid the train
continues to operate.
There have been many protests
against this contemplated action and
many patronB utl along tho line have
voiced thuir sentiments.
1,1 LA (iKSKR CKTH DIVOKCK
Husband (1iokel Her uud Called
Her "llurmaJd" Huit Not Con.
tested.
. Chicago, Jan. !). A divorce dc
crca has been ordered in tho suit of
Mrs. Ralph C. Herz, known on the
stage as Lula Ulasor, against her
husband. The plaintiff testitiod that
her husband chocked her and culled
her a "barmaid" und "bowery wo
man." Herts did not contest the
suit. The couple were married In
New Vorlc live years ago.
MaHNNchtutottM IiPglNlature.
Boston, Jan. 3. Hoth hranches of
tho Massachusetts legislature organ
ised, for the ID 12 session. Ropubll
cans ' control. f Governor Foaa will
ue inaugurated tomorrow lor a sec
ond term.
' Parking 1'laiit llurned.
Chicago. Jan. 3--Fire destroyed
Swift and Company's smoke-house, a
five story 'building with damage of
five hundred thousand dollars. Three
firemen weje Injured,
11
IX
HINDI
Democrats Ars Hoping That Sufficient
Numher of Legislate Will ;
- Ratify Amendment
WILL NEED TOE MONEY
Are Determined to Cut Di.v. n the
Tariff Kales and Would Like to
Have Income Tax to Make Cp ny
lleticiercy in lteremic.: of .he IS
Slates Have Untitled tin- AnKMd-iiiei-.f
and It Will Hcijuire I'.ivor
able Anion Ky l;t Oilier Stale
Hard to Curl) (nil r.cono.'U.Y Pro
gi am.
AVasliint'ton, Jan. "-. Unci uii.Miie
i cuiembev a 'resolution' v.'ju-ii wii--.
passed almost unnniino'inly by the
senate and house of represf. ntatives
nearly two ' 'yearn tiiui a hulf ago
Pubmittine. to th" stoics a proposed
amendment ' tin- federal constitu
tion t o provide . for .,' ii" levy ccllec
lion of at: Income tax''
The democrat i'.' Iul's in con
gress remember it 'v.-i-.v '.veil, anil
they iii" hoping thai during tie
present -.vinter when l!n- loKislauire';
of many states are in seion, tli.T
enough, of them w ill ratify the pro
posed amendment, to .'niakv' 'ii ' ef
fecfive. and enable the secretary of
stale to proclaim it cs : tii'- liMida
liieiltal law of the lain! 'I'hey are
hopeful i i this r:-specl, not. only !-
cause tlicy bi'lieve in the principle
of Hie income ta:, but furthermore.
(Continued on Page Four.)
Governor Increases
to.;
Reward Offered For Will Mc
Entyre of Rutherford County
(iovernor Kiii.hin today iie-i'-ad
lu $:!ni (lie reward of $J00 ol'fereil
October ! last, lor the captur" .of
Will Alcl'hllM-c. a while Jiiall, Wailied
it It'll herford conniv for a series
or murders- ill .-blockade distillery
iu the mountains. One of MclSniyreV
con federates, it is claiue'd has been
arrested and is held in lIutherlDid
and the of llcers em to think that
an a'lditional reward ol If I tin '.mil. I
ca us" tiie fugitive o 'be ret ili n'-d 10
I he county.
If US Issue of Oclolier I'i, Ttv:
Timis had the folloning with regard
to the crimes MfKnl yre was charged
with: .
"That Will ;lcKntre. a blockade
distiller of Rutherford county, lured
men to his still off hi Ihe mountain.-,.
robbed killed and threw their 'bodies
into the furnace of his plant, are th
allegations contained ina requert
from the coumyeeTver to Gov.
Kitchin yesterday evening asking for
(Continued on Page Two.)
DR. GRAFTS WILL
TALK HERE TONIGHT
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts of Wash
lugton, D. C, will speak lu the First
Baptist church tonight ' oii "Ilattlea
Won and Battles On." The ;ul-
dress will attempt to create interest
In the bill pending congress to
forbid the shipment of liquor into
dry territory. All the churches In
Raleigh have taken an Interest tit
tho movement und a large congrega
tion will doubtless bo p"ent.
Virginian Attempts Suicide.
Denver, Jan, 3.- G. P. Howyer,
aged L'ii, a real estate salesman, who
came here from Kmory, Va., suvnrM
months ago, Is in a critical condi
tion, nu a result. o an attempt ' to
conimit stiiciue.
It's easier for a young man to
write a satisfactory love letter dur
Ipg couruhlp than it Is to write a
satisfactory check after marriage.
this m m
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e.iis ;Mloti:efl l?n--t life Irilie when lie
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SKIvS Vi;.Ml IN; KIILS SKI.i'
'iil'l SMdcnt l.enCH fellow i 'nil'.',
uluns ami 'oinniils ISuiciil -.
ljo:-iton. .tan. il. .'-. After feeing tiie
New Year with fellow student., Al
beit 1. I'ceker. "I yiai'K old. u
lnemljer of ihe juniot - class of Tints
t'ollej;?, .Medford, went to his ron'ii
In tho west iliirtnitory and too:; h!
life by luhRliiiK k:is.
The body was found by fcllri'.v stu
dents dovernl hours later. Het Uef lay
dead, hnldini; in bis teeth a rnlih r
tube attae.icd to a mis .tel. '.
Hon of Di'-UciiM Head.
New York, Jan. 3'-Alfrrd Tenny
son Dickene, the wreat novelist's son
probably will be hurled In the, vicin
ity of Now York. Ilckens died fliul
denly last night of gastritis.
1 Kivs L-?7i?w
I
Fa'ioO O-ff" N) Bmipj lint
JdXo liiyil V. f'olili'ei
and IBaiiiwctl
WA1ERS LOOK "TOY
Durham Commissioners Grant
Franchise to Southern
Power Company
i .;pceial !l Tile
! i vi I' 1 1 . 1 1 n . .iaii.
i-ii ,11 V eolallUM-ieltel-h
leniooii ;;r;i ,1 ' i d t"
1 'iiv ( V 'inn pa n y a f i ;
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I Illle.
'I'le'. Iliirham
est(-a ;ii'
i he fl-iiiihern
'u-li I ii i nn -from
I iiii li.ini
lo I'be W'al." Couniy, liiie.
pan v i ntcnils i o . .-iinst im i
Tin- 'cole
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piiiv ,-r t r iisiiiki.iiea line:-; whn-'h li.iv"
reeelll ly liel'll ( ( llll l 1 1 tell .
Three utiiir. men, l.ea W ilson. AT
li.-it . .Ma.Mior. ami I'.mi lioibrh s.
.veve. arre.nl ,-. yesterday af'.iinooti
by tiie pelire : dciartiie nt on the
,1, ! cha !-.!; ol vagrancy.- The (iflicers
l hate bei.ti natttnu a ii;o:(iiis caili
1 palKti : uyaiusi vaiam y. I'roui one
,r, to five defendants have been before
Ijiiilue Sl(-s almost ever-, day for
I several weeks on the chatfe ol va-
crancv. As a result, the couiitv is
securtiiK foniu kooiI roads, and the
street loalers have gone lo work.
T
IT TWO YEARS AGO
Indianapolis, Jiiii . .Natleii'i) 1
l.'or ol'licials. altiliated wit.j Sanuiei
tloiupi rs and the Atuerh an redna
tiofi of lnbor, were inlol died two
years ai;o t Charles A. ilookeni
waller, w.io ap mn.'-or Mien co.idiici
cil a. yeclel. invest If.'a1 ion, 'hat, John
.1. AI( Nntiiara dlre.'ted Ihe tvii'i n)
(I.Miainile explosion.!. lool;emw;;i.T
dcclnre'l ibis loilay when iiil'i)nn",
tlie iioveiiimetit's invesliKHliotl em
braced nn inquiry into the cu'cutn
stances of. four explosions directed
aKalnst Albert Von tilirocelsen. cou
trnclor. because of labor troubles.
Hooketnwalter e peels to be suh
im'HHtl by'the federal uranil jury.
lOiiKineer Killed in W'ircU. 1
lClreno, Okla.. Jan. II There was
a hcail-on collision on the Kock
aland railroad near here when the
"Firefly," southbound and pagon-
gor truln 41 crashed together. MileH
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on Pise Two. I ' win jlorriu , -1 r . w as elected, speaker.
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10 WAKE CD. BADLY INJURED
THE SMBO
Goijsrat llvvryci 'Sv
R'pwvr! ol Repair Shops to Norlina
Ar( 'Viilnut Foundation In Fact
Raleigh Man Falls From
Freight Train At Wake
Forest Today
Mr. v
.' l nue.
r Kli.s ol 1 I ! .-riMjod
ejiy, a thiKman in the
iie Seal'oard An- l.me
: 1 '.vu ears of a I'I' i:.Til
,e i-'iiresl te'Ia.i aiui s :f
s tint may prove .Intnl.
l a eiiiiiponii.,1 fr tc ii i.;
Ii . below the knee, a
i fin" of Hie .i.uil and
n:
employ "t '
I el bet we",,
tram a' W'al
lere.l iii,iiii'ii
lie rfii.iiai'ei
o! ihe let'
uToliut.ic lr,i
il
rnal 1;i.:uii
Mr !:!'-. v.,
a.- ,it nine rerun . e,t ie
)f'ViM (i v. ii-T'- ,diy.d.
iltei.l. In;-' Hi.ini i-.'' I'1
i;; and 1 1 i iiui k now 1
ii a' I ill :i,, perf.irja' J
ihe .-oil:-;:
eia -I.- i a ' .
v. . II 111 u ii
n t ' i r a
e: lei
Th
'H
Man
' ..1,-indiiii: on
Ihe end of
s: a rt . ,ii I he
huo to 'u;n
head t'.i'i.i
ot he .ears
Tiie pie.-i
early Inlay
William-.
a i nr lieu a , sudden.
eiif.rimv, it. is said, .-msed
!e tioni the ear tiud la!!
I'-i . The wheels (I. on,
rolled o( r his let' !'!-.
1 freislii ' leil Ka'eun
in eiiarne of l.'oU'l U"t or
Mr. KIK' i;; jraM "I'I
and .im man led
M MY.. I Kit: SKItldl Sl.i II I..
Has Acnle .Mla.'k or Appenilii ills
lllne's As(4i ayiil l hj AY'irry.
I'liris. ,lnn. I! 'Ihe c.iii.lii ion of
Mile-; Cmic, diseuverer ol r.-idici;.
bei-aiise of an ai ut aiiack of h;i',i
dicitis, (Oiiliiines serious, Her ill
ness, it. Is helicved. va-. ai.-ravai"d
b wuri'y (lurtii;r the. I'.aeiil biiit in
which lief tianie as ."tiiiccieii will:
I'co!'. I,.'ii, evhi'n in itj- oi-i i- proeeed-
Ul:;-s. - i-
u---H!i' ol Pi is at Siiviiia. Sj--Mm.
'. Msaini;:(iii. .Ian. ', l lieiiipire
I,. Weed. Clllel elel'li ol te pe'-i-
olliee di'i iiilliient, and the por'mos
'r m-neriil'ii principal rxeuilvo hs
sit taut, was apiiomted director ol
the postal E.ivliih'ii system at l'',"htl
annually, lie assumes his ditties
iirrniedinlel;, .
( bai-lty Hall of outliern llelief
Siicietv.
WashitiKton. .lab .'(.- l're'.ideui
and .Mrs. Tall. Mr. and .Mrs. John
Hays - Hammond, and other well
known people purchased boxes . for
the annual charity ball of the sout.i-
ern relief society here January Otu.
ARD SHOPS
EMAIN HERE
Says Stories About
TTHAT RALEIGH CUT-
Ff HATTER NAILED
II leii;b eed Have No l'CJir.s lis lo
Iteiiitt loliininalert I'roui Main Lino
Iliiad Has Taken No Action in
M ilter- I'.nl Has lliscnssetl it-
Piiieliase of several Acrs lit NoC
lina i"- for I'lirpose ol Kteiilmi
'aixl l-Mcilitles ami Not for Pur
pose ol AcconiniodatuHt Shops of
Svi-iii Did Not Buy 150 Acres.
(li I I), llix. vice president and
in-ral iiian;ii.-er of the Sseaboard Air
ne .Railroad, denied today . as db-
;i:i il ihe iicwspape;-. rejiorts that the
S'Ti'board syn'leni . had .pun based 1IU
.T ie.; nf jaml at. Norlina for the )im- .
pi.'.e of leuuein;-, the fihop:; lo thiit
point.- Tii" road ha:; bouelit a Uilin-b'-r.of
aires of land at orlina, Mr...
Ili.v .said, lint thai was for the pur-fniLi-
.ir oxti-ii-liuu the railroad yard:;
il.civ. A i .. Mix was nere lo sen tho
c.ii voiMtiou 'uiuiinission- in another :
m ;i i tor.
This, means, of course, that, tin;
I ears created In l;aleu:h lor the pist
lev. dins Iiv new.spi.ne'- stories Irom
oilier towns are without, foundation
nv iai I. I he .seaboard has too much
nmnev inveHied in facilities here to
rinov: it. shops to anothc? Klnt,:
am! Mi;, llix took occasion to cor-rei-t
li:e false iuip.'esslon.
As (o Ibc ( iil-ofl.
Mr. llix sud the Seaboard had
lal-tn no action wliatcver m cutting
lialeiuli oil t itiiii the main line. 'Ihe
matter oi a short cut and lower
urade had been discussed, he ad
initteil. hut Thai is as far as it ha.-t
Rone, lie charade; azed stories lo
:ne efieit thai ibe capital city would
he eiiniinaied from. 1 he main line as
unfoutided.
As to I- in ure I'lsius.
Asked il at anv tinie in the lute.re
t ne M-ahoai'd was Itkclv to take the
main line t;-om KaleiKh. Mr. 1 1 1 x said
thai possinilitv was so remote thai
he would not discuss it. lie said
thai the newspaners had been ta'.'.'.
in:' about, reiiinvinu' ;he shops ami
cut i im: I;ale:i.'.h oft t.ae nia:n line,
and il.at he had not been talking
about ii,
l ormd Notes l a used Hunk l ailui .5.
V isliiii):Kiii .Ian. a. tou)i!rol-
l"i ot ihe t ivireiie.v, Murray has iin
miuie.i'd that forced notes caused
Mie tailuve ot t ;ie Albion .National
lam, at Alaion Mich. The notes
aranuiiteil. to S 1 I -I ,n!tx. The notes,
it. i' eomplroller announced, veto
Plan
(I iu the Jj-j ii K by the cashier.
New lineal ( iirricrs.
i..:ili;ttitl. It. -.'. Jan. .! 10(
. K isb- rn has Iieea appointed
in
i nn lei
htl'e,
arv.
ol rural route I wo. WhlatPr:
tce .Henry It. Jones, tcmpor-
U'aslittiKtou. .fan. J The first
iiiiiw of tin' v.liiiw' in Wiinhington
brought with it u bid cold, for
Wyeuker Chirk Ho hail a louch of
In curb It Is today when he reabuem
liletl ibe hoiire after the holidays.
Ilia voire v.n:$ husky, but he remain
ed id biii pord nr.Hi'isl the udvlco o'
fricurt'i. 'Ihe house was iu bcfsIoii
llfte-n uiipulea. Rniireitsntatlvo
l-iniiih, of California, who has been
111 since the bce.inning of tho 62nd
connress wus sworn In. . . .
Senator Mristow Introduced blllH
for the Bovernmenl 1'anaina Canal
ship line. Numerous petitions were
presented for ratification of the gen
erul uhrltration -.-treaties. 'Senator
Ray tier, announced that ho would
make a minority report favoring tho
rullticatlou of the arbitration treat'
leu, unamended. .
Senate was lu session only thirty
uauuirs, , - . i