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mum Jssotixttd Press, -Servia " ' ! , . ii "i ' Vol. LXXI. No. 20 r The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. 0, THUBSDAr, JANUARY 25, 1912. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in ILaleigK of any Other Newspaper -, ,' '. ' ii ..... . i ' 1 1 1 1 . . ' " ' "t . . Became. So tobed ln Conversa tion That He Missed His HAD PRESSING BUSINESS Would. Not Talk For Publication of Democratic Politics; But Register, ed a 'Protest Against the Roose- volt Koom- Third Tenn Objection a Vital One He Said Went to Pressing Club When He Missed His Train and Had His Trousers Pressed. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 25. William Jennings Bryan became so. absorbed in his talk with former Governor Joseph W. - Polk, Democratic presi dential aspirant, that he missed his train. He would not talk for publi cation about Democratic politics, but registered a protest against the Roosevelt boom. "The third term objection is a vital one," said Bryan. It applies regardless of party. . I do not believe any president should have a third t?rm." ' - ' When Bryan found out he had mlS83d his train he went to a tailor ing shop and removed his trousers for pressing. He sat there trouser less while the tailor plied the Iron. Those who Bought an interview were told Bryan had pressing business. LILLIAN' RUSSELL PICKS HOME Selects Former Knox Mansion as Residence When Man-led. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 25. Lillian Russell has selected the; old. Knox mansion a 1 this Pittsburg hohie in which she .will entertain the friends of herself and her husband-to-be, Alexander P. Moore, publisher of the Pittsburg Leader. Miss Russell visited Pittsburg last Saturday and Sunday, to meet the relatives of her fiance and to select a house, and later she said that she had found In the former home of the socretary of the state what she had Insisted upon, a home in the suburbs, and an elegant, dignified, old-fashioned structure. It Is said that the Russell-Moore wedding will take place in May, and that the following winter will bo spent in the Knox house. The Parkers' Trlul. Chicago, Jan. 25. Stelncr G. Lnngher, the National Packing Com pany's murgin clerk, in tho packers' trial, Identified that corporations books containing weekly summaries of margins and average .selling prices. . The books were placed In evidenced" Thomas F. Grady III. Now York, Jan. 25. Thomas F. Grady democratic leader in the state sonate Is critically ill with diabetes In a private sanitarium here. INCREASE IN EXPORTS. Washington, Jan. 25. Exports of domestic products of the United States for the year 1911 increased heavily, while Imports for the same period diminished, according to fig urea made public today by the bu reau of statistics. The total value domestic exports 'for 1911 was $2, 057,400,000 against $1,829,000,000 for 1910. Imports, both free and dutiable dropped from S 1.562, 900, 000 in 1910 to f 1.533, 100,000 in 1911. - :' ' .. ' DIKE GOES TO WASHINGTON Will Call On President Taft and Dine With Ambassador Brice. ; ' New York, Jan. 25. The duke of Connaught left this afternoon for Washington to call , upon President Taft at the whtle bouse and later dine with Ambassador Bryce. The duke's secretary, Colonel Lowther, accompanied him. ' The duke ' Is scheduled . to : reach Washington .bout five o'clock. He returns to New York '.(-midnight. v puchess of . Connaught and Princess Patricia re mained here the ffiipstn of 'Ambon- 1 sador Reld, - . - URGE DR. SMITH I NOT TO ACCEPT Presbyterians Urge Dr. Smith Not to Go to Washington ' and lee (Special to The Times.) . Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 25. 'The conference of elders and deacons of the Presbyterian churches Included In the Orange Presbytery, before ad journment Wednesday afternoon, after a two days' conference adopted a unanimous resolution urging Dr. Henry Louis Smith, of Davidson Col-' lege, not to accept the presidency of Washington and Lee College, which was tendered him by the trustees Wednesday.-.-. The resolution follows: "We learn with alarm that you, are thinking of leaving Davidson . to go to Virginia. The elders and deacons convention of Orange Pres- Dytery iook upon your leaving as a calamity and affectionately urge you to remain." It was ordered that the resolution be transmitted to Dr. Smith by wire. The conference also before adjourn ment voted to adopt the essential features of the change in the manner of financing the church work as rec ommended by the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church. The features referred to involve sep aration of the collections for the benevolence of the church from those for the running expenses; the keeping of two treasurers in the church work and .the raising of church funds by an every-member canvass program. . AGE AND SERVICE HILL Old Soldiers Urge- Enactment of Combination Pension Law. !WBShlngt6n, Jan;' 25. The1 pen sions committee of the Grand Army of the Republic, headed by Gen. Eli Torrance of Minneapolis, appeared yesterday before the senate pension committee and urged enactment -of a pension law based upon a combi nation of age and service. Represen tative Sherwood, 5f Ohio, author of the bill which passed the house, also appeared. it is expected that the senate com mittee probably will, report an age and service bill, carrying about $30,000,000 a year. , The Grand Army delegation did not oppose the Sherwood so-called dollar-a-day bill, but particularly favored a measure which would rec ognize both age and service. General Sherwood defended his own bill, but took no position against any measure that might pass iu the interest of the veterans. OITIJREA K OF M EASLES Give ''School Authorities No Little Concern Prevent Further Spread. (Special to The Times.) Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 25. An outbreak of measles In the graded schools' of Greensboro is giving the school authorities and the city com missioners no little concern. There is no law for enforced detention of persons with the disease, as with smallpox, but the school authorities will give the greatest care to the matter and thus, If possible, prevent a further spread of the dUease, but It is doubtful If this will be entirely successful. There is a municipal law requiring that any person having a case of measles in the bouse report the mat ter through the attending physician to the commissioner of public safe ty but It Is said that this ordinance has been disregarded. In one school room, it Is learned, fifteen to eighteen members of the 'class are affected with the disease,. "DRAWS" SURGERY AND DIES Hoy Goes to Operating Table After Lottery With Sister. Denver, Jan. 25. LeRoy Atkinson a boy of eight, drew lots today with his sister Lucile, six years old, to decide which should first undergo a surgical " Operation prescribed for both.' LeRoy drew the short straw and went Into the operating chamber while Lucile played In the yard awaiting her turn, with the knife. After waiting what seemed hours Lucile crept inside,' only to be told that her brother was dead. '- ' The surgeon opened the jugular vein and Ahe boy , bled , to death. Lucile ran away and hid herself bouse. ' . - ; j.; .?-. " I KILLED IX WRECK. James T. llarahan, fortnci prcsj. dent of the Illinois (Vnd:! railroad, who was oin- of tiie live men killed in u lailioiid meek on (he Illinois Ceiilral railroad nt ( enliuliii, III., when the lY.iiiiina Limiti'il, imininn at the rate ot lil'ty miles mi hour flashed into the private cur oecu pied by .Mr. Iliiiulian mid other rail road ollirials, hich ,a.s attached to the rear of the Seminole Limited, killing- him and fo:ir of the other occuiiiints. FRANCO-ITALIAN T Rome, Jan. 2.i. The Franco Italian Incident, brought about by the seizure of Turkish doctors and nurses from the French steamer Manouha by Italian warships, is practically closed. The only ques tion now being discussed is that of finding the method by which the Turkish prisoners can be released or delivered to the French authorities. Yoiingstown Wants 0KiiiiiK Gun. Washington, Jan. 25. When ' Tart reaches Cleveland Monday, on a three days' swing through Ohio', he will be met by a committee of seventy citizens of Voungstown who want the campaign of 1912 opened" there, "he campaign of -'l 91 OS was opened at Yoiingstown by Justice Hughes. The Stai'vatimi .Alui'dei- c:asv. ' Seattle, Jan. 25. When tlie '.rial of .Mrs. I.inda llazxai'l. accused of murdeiiiiK (';,j,e Williinnson,' was resumed nt. Port Orchard;. the. prose cution offered testimony.-to prove Miss Williamson died of starvation. It is expected the defense will begin its case tomorrow. JOSEPH M. BROWN Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 25 Joseph "M. Brown was inaugurated governor" of Georgia today. He took the oath in the presence of members of the senate and house, supreme court Judges, state and city officials. This is Brown's second term. The brief tenure of Hoke Smith, who resigned to become senator, Intervened be tween the two . Brown administra tions. - . i Funeral of James T. Hitruhan. ' j Memphis, Jan. 25.. The funeral of James T. Haraban, former presi dent of the Illinois Central, killed In a wreck near Kin mundy, occurred this afternoon. Leaders In the bus iness life of the middle west, at tended. The services were conduct ed by Bishop Gallor of the Pro testant Episcopal church of Tennes see.' .-. . . .'. .' Oshorn For Roosevelt. . Lansing, Mloh., Jan. '25 Gov ernor ' Osborn has announced for Roosevelt for president. The gov ernor said: "I am for Roosevelt for president. Roosevelt nentlmonl pre- l dominates In Michigan,". II m FOR ilLDIl department of Education to Fnrnbh $80,000 la 1912 1 Progress ! Tlie North Ci'.rnlii,:i edf-ation will lend .i. th". stn'e this; sr. 'i iii'O. ami t liia wi.l i .oi::;-third of the ba;'u !): : ho 'schools wiiii s:ate loan fund. .'ir. hov. evt r, will ere. i o i n. recourse to t i uioe.ev lent each- m, ' furnishes, an hut. x do inicnt of ..hools of ;iires'.'nt about' iiiis to lie done I 'H? il n! of tho. i.' !"'.:'.:iiiui:tios. Ii'iildings v.-ith-.. Tm.kI, but tho ,r iiy the state -ii the progress ci' the depart- j aid -tsday "thai." liioncy. ami col-' li the 'notes as ' in ; building.' '.M. C. H. Mi;!):' it incut of education. ho was busy 'lend in'?, loc!;i!; -instalments t.itivv oral! due. , I r depart nient lends about one-tlunl of i ho .moiiey necessary to erect a school building' never more thai: nr.e-hal f and al lows the school duune s lo return this mornev in ten liK-talmens t ! per cent interest. Tne department has lent SCIl IT.'.aO since the loan tund was crenl ed 'in. 1903, Whai. v.ill tie lent this year will repesen: at "lo:it $2:ll -DO in new buildings, and ttiis would indicate a healtliy growl Ir in public schools. o o o o o o o o o : : o o o : K ' O HAMIiKK OF C()nii:itCK : O TO 'MFIIT TdXKillT O . .' - .; The regular nionthv meetini; ot the chamber ot commerce win oe nem toniKiit at 8:30 o'clock, in the rooms of the chamber, and a full attendance of members is urged. Mat ters of importable will be dis cussed" ' . -: At 4:30 this afternoon the o o o o O subscribers to stock in the new O theatre will meet in the rooms O of the chamber- of commerce. O. Every-subscriber is urged -to be O present. O' ' o o o o o : ?OvvO : IIKSIGXATIOX ACCKI'TKD. Dr. Len (;. lriouliton Will Go to . Christ Chin eh, London. Atlanta, C.a., . Ian. 2a.- At a mass meeting of the members of the Tab ernacle Dailhi church held Wednes nay nigbi, thi' resignation of the Rev. Len (!. Iboughton was accepl-ed,,-and a call issued to the Rev. R. F. ' McA'.Mhnr. former pastor of Calvary Baptist church, .New York, but now .president of the World's Baptist Alliance, l)r. MeArtliur is at St. Pelersburg. Russia, and a cablegram carry ini; the call was sent to him. Dr. Ilrougliton resigned to accept a call in Christ, church," Lou don, Ivtiylaiid. Ti uslces to Jleel. The Iriistees of the University of North Carolina will meet tomorrow afternoon in the office of Governor Kitchin. DR. BROUGHTON WILL TAKE LONDON PLACE Rev. Len G. Broughton, formerly of Raleigh, last night declined to reconsider bis acceptance of a call to Christ church, London, In spite of the efforts of the Combined forces of Atlanta to keep him there. The members of. the Baptist Taber nacle held a mass meeting and ac cepted his resignation. Every news paper in Atlanta spoke .words of praise for Dr. Broughton and every church, irrespective of denomina tion, voiced (he hope that he would not leave. He gave the best yeurs of his life, practically all of his In come and lost his health temporarily at least in the cause of the Taber nacle and her institutions. Judge Mack Continued on Court of Commerce. Washington. Jan. 2.5 Judge Julian W. Mack, of Chicago, junior member of the court .of comemrce, was designated by the chief Justice f)f the supreme court to serve live years more on the commerce beuch. Commerce court Judges' rank offi cially an circuit, judges and are un der th jurisdiction of chief Justice. gss .M. M?C'; : 'mm Mil;, vi ii i.i.Ml ir. I.KFDS. ( !!.i'. i v s i,.t i lai .ili ui that she vwii:l.. : i' ii!! :w her son. William i:.teii:::u i.ri ls. Jr.. heir to WLVOOO. OliO, lo l:e eil: atc.l in the l nHed M'Ue, so as (' avoid taailvi in to his wealth, Mrs. Uiiliam l;. Leeds, i;iil liona!:.' w;dow ol the late tin-plate niav.iii'.te. iett the liv in this eoiintrv alter her il'pni(:!ie tor loreif-n shores, the sole oi-ciipanl ol a man sion in Montrl.-r.r, V .1., will) Iwentv :; vanis al Ills lici k and call, iiielud Hi a governess who sees hi in ilmlv lo (he .tionelair .Xcailcinv vhere die lad receives his i iiilitnrularv ediicM (kiii. Jli's. Leeds is now cnlcrlaiii niK lavishly at I he Iteviera. where persons,' pi omieciit in - l.iiropean court circles, are her uuesls. CARDINAL FARLEY'S WELCOME AI ME New York, Jan. 25 John Cardin al Parleys' elevation 1o tlie senate oT th(! Roman Catholic church was formally celebrated at St. T'af rick's Cathedral in the presence of Cardinal Gibbons,' of Baltimore, Archbiship I'rondergrast of Philadelphia and an impressive attendance of monsignorl priests and bishops. The cathedral was elaborately decorated. After solemn pontifical mass a sermon was preached by Auxiliary ..Bishop Cu sack, followed by .welcome addresses by clergy and laity. His eminence responded. K! valor Destroyed by l-Aplosion. Chicago, Jan. 2.. Fire, which followed a lenilic explosion, (le stroyed the Acnio .Malting Klevator. The detonttlion was heard many miles. Tons -of main were hurled in the air. A number' of employes are reported killed. Britain S inline More Troops. -Loudon, .lan. Z't. - ('iinceni ration ol troops in . 1'ekin, Is proceeding rapidly. The British- military author itie,s have decided to reinforce the British guard on tlie railroad at I'or.d Tai. ; ACCIDENT CAUSED BY DEATH OF PILOT Honolulu, Jan. ; 25.- Inspection ot the.' United Slates armored cruiser Coloftulo,-.. damaged in collision yes teriy) with the Hamburg-American, llnerl'leveland, showed the Colo rado's port propeller injured so that she will hardly be lit to participate in maneuvers until repaired. Rear Admiral Thomas ordered an Inquiry. The Cleveland was undamaged. The general belief is the sudden death of, Pilot Sanders, who dropped dead on the liner's bridge is responsible tor1 the accident. GIVK IX TO U.MOX Three Weaver Who Caused British Lockout Will Join Organization. London, Jan. 25, The two Rileys and Margaret Bury, the nonunionlst weavers who caused .the lockout of thousands of Lancashire cotton workers, have capitulated. . Riley and his wife have been given work at another mill and will join the Union. Margaret Bury also will join the organisation. . , . Il's ensier to secure a patent than It is to convert H Into cash, -f .-.v. . " " ; i.'-.- '., 3-. : fx :f; . '!- -'. -; IMS OFFERED IKSULTS Man Arrested Asvlt of Alleged Icsulls to io Girls In Union Station CSi'eria"! ' lo The Times.) -0"eu;;i:o.ra....,J:uu. 25.,-r Will Ves tal, a white man of the town, is- in bad 'as a. rt .!;: t of his .-alleged insults offered I wo while, girls in the South ern Riiiiway pas.-cmer station Wed nesday niornin;,'. it seems that the two -.girls, unfortunately poor, ar rived on an early train to go lb work in the milli; -north of the ei:y. They we'v unable to p.iy '.their way by street liucl; and dee'ded to remain in the wfihiiig room until an early ear. Vestal,, ii is iill(ged, went to tlie ;;irls and offered one of lliein his room ..key. The. offer was in dignantly refused: The man, it is said, went away liui shortly return ed and aK.iin tendered his room key. Promptly a police officer wiis called and Vestal found himself in clutches of the law. It is said that such oc currences have not ' been ' inf'.'equent of late and that it is '.'e:iliy hazard ous for a lady to go to the staiton alone at night for fear of being in t.he -three, mill. '..owns it is expected that th! city commissioners will pro vide a special police ollicer for tlie station at no distant date. In less than (id days, it was stated today, electric lighst will be shining in every home in 'the 'three mill vil lages of White Oak, Proximity and Revolution. The work of installa tion lias been going on for several weeks; polls have been .set and wires are- being, sti'iung. About the time that the lights are ready for use in the thre inill town sit is expected that .the big electric signs to be in stalled at the mills, will be ready and that the -'villages will become al mosi as: light by night as by day. LKADS FOR HI SIIAXD'S LIFE Wile of Man Sentenced to Die in Klectric Chair Appeals to (iov- rrnor. - Monroe Bridge, Mass., Jan. 25. Mrs. Kilns Phelps, wife of the lnai. who is sentenced to die this week for the murder of a deputy sheriff, sent a pitiful plea to Governor Foss and the council which will consider another petition to save Phelps from the chair. "I am sick and am not strong enough to undertake the journey with my six children." she wrote iu explanation of her failure to make a personal plea. "."I 'want to say that there have been many misstatements made concerning Silas. We were always happy until this trouble came. The stories that he abused me'- ure all lie's. "1 pray to God every night mid our six little children kneel beside Ine and pray lhal their-father shall not have to die in that 'awful chair. ''Whatever, you do to Silas, spare his life for our sakes." Mrs. I 'helps and her children live in a lonely cottage on Monroe Moun tain, a mile from the nearest neigh bor. Tire town of. Monroe and neigh bors care for the family. The author ities' allow ' Mrs. Phelps $2 a week and rouie llower and neighbors sup ply tiieir other wains. , WORK OF IXSTRI'CTIOX TRAINS About ii Million People Attend the .Meeting Held in Oovernmcnt In struction Trains. Washington, Jan. . . 25.Sixt.v-two railroad 'instruction -trains' operated during the past year by the office of experiment stations of the agricul ture department covered more than thirty-five thousand miles and meet ings hold in them were attended by about a million people, according to Director True's report submitted to day. Fifteen thousand farmers in stitute sessions.;, brought together more than three million persons. . Killed Ry Catfish. I Philadelphia, Pa.. Jan. 25, Word was received -of tho death at Seluclo, Fin.,' of Isaac II. Sweigard, formerly general superintendent of the Philadelphia-Reading Railway. While fishing recently, his hand was In jured by a catfish, blood poison set ting In. Wall-Paper Plant Horned. , Chicago, Jan. 25. Orrell Com pany's five Btory wall-paper estab lishment was destroyed by fire. The loss Is two hundred thousand dollars, o m 3 CHILD L Eighth Annual Conference IReeU To night In Louisville to Discuss Child Problems WILL CLOSE SUNDAY Delegales From the Child Laltur Committee', of . Every .State In the I'nion Attending the Conference Child Labor und Education the (ieneral Theme of the Meetings Many Prominent Speukers Will Re Present. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 25. Dele gates from the child labor commit tees of almost every state in the union are here to attend the eighth annual conference of child labor, which will open this evening under the auspices of the national child labor committee. Morning, after noon and evening sessions will be , held on Friday, and Saturday, and the conference will come to a close Sunday afternoon with a monster mass meeting, which will be presided over by ex-Governor ; Wilson. The subject for discussion at this meeting will be "The American Child Exploitation vs. Education", and speeches are scheduled to be de livered by Senator William E. Rorah of Idaho, John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Workers of America; Dr. E. T. De vine of New York, and Hon. P. P. Claxton, V. S. commissioner of edu cation. ; The regular session of the confer ence will be addressed ' by many prominent educators, philanthrop ists, and sociologists, including Dr. Felix Adler, Mrs. Florence' Kelley. General secretary national consilm- ' ers league; Dr. L. P. Ayers of the Sage Foundation; Prof. Samuel M. Lindsay; and Hon. C. S. Barrett. The 'subjects concerning ; child labor that will be dealt with include: The efficiency of the elemantary as a foe to child labor; the regulation of street trades with reference to child labor; industrial training' and vocal guidance; the unreasonable in dustrial bureau imposed upon women and children; the relation of the rural school to child labor reform; compulsory education; and federal aid to education. Engineers Ask More Pay. New York, Jan. 15. Locomotive engineers on all railroads in the eastern territory made demands for a twenty-five percent. Demands in volve all railroads east of Chicago and north of the line of the Nor folk and Western railroad and tho Ohio river. Earlhiiiake in Ionian Islands. Xante, Greece, Jan. 25.r A violent earthquake shock caused great dam age In the Ionian islands. Much propert y was destroyed on Leukaf and Cophalonia Islands. T Washington, Jan. 25. The house adopted unanimously, a resolution introduced by Representative Cox, of Ohio, requesting. the president to submit a complete statement of the cost of occupation of the Philippines. "There is a universal demand for detailed Informal ion of disburse ments for the occupation of the Islands'' said Cox. "We have no y-it h.d any figures anywhere approach ing M e total cost." American interests with tho knowledge and cooperation, of' tho i-late department,' fomented revolu tion of 1903 in Columbia which re united . in the Independence ot Pan ama according to Representative Rain'ey before the house foreign af fairs committee. The committee began hearings on Ral ney 's resol u Uon f or an In q ul ry Into the taking of the Panama Canal strip by the United States. "1 propose to show that the declartion of Independence of Pari tima was prepare din the New York in the office of Wm. Nelson Crom well," said Rainey. "Our contention Is that the part the United States Y played for months prior to this ro -lullon Is a stain on the history ot ; this government, ''.-'.'' -. ' .-.'." .;'.' ';:,,...;,., '.:',." t. , OR CONFERENCE
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