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-fc . '-' t. HUr-t' l 1 Jssoctated n k tf E Associated , Prm Servtct 'mm m TV Vol. LXXI. - ' The feather FAIR 1912. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. Qcmblfi the Number of Pjaid Subscribers FLaleigh of any Other Newspaper mm Great Kentuckian Exposes Alleged Hypocricy and Double Dealing of Wilson THE RYAN MATTER Hyim Was "Never Asked For Money ISut When Colonel AVuttersou Mentioned His Xante Wilson Kx pressetl the Kear That Publicity Might Hurt His Cause He Didn't How ever, K press A ny. b jectioTi to Ityan Money Per Se Walter son Says One of Them Has . Lied. . Washington. Jan.' "il. - -Col. Henry V;il lei son in a siati'iueiit issued lasl nielli and intended to bring a "dis tasteful episode" In an end, so far a:! lie is concerned, declared "'that' (lie issue hel ween him and Colonel Wilson was solely as to which one liail "lied," Colonel Wattersou said ho "had .engaged conclusively lo show" that Governor Wilson had lied and charged that the New Jersey ex ecutive "dared not face the facts.!' Colonel Walterson declined to piake public any proofs in his pos session, lie denied that Thomas F. Jtyan had., ever been approached for a campaign contribution for Gov ernor Wilson, but stated that, the mutter had been talked over with Covernor Wilson and the latter had "expressed the fear'' that if the lino", ledge of a eontrilnition from .Mr. Ityan got abroad it '-.'might do 1110:0 harm than good. " Text of the Letter. Colonel Watterson's statement, ad dressed "to the democrats of the lnited States" follows: "The time-limit set upon my stay in the capital';.. being about to ex pire, and Governor Wilson having refused my offer as to the issue of veracity he has raised between us to submit proof of the truth of my avi nneiit to iiurty associates com petent to judge both of its character and the expediency of its publication, I shall bring this disagreeable epi sode to a close us far as I am con cerned. "The claim 'lint 1 must rush-into print with this proof emanates either from 'the perverse or the malignant. 1 have it already under proper su permission, to produce it, and can be esked in reason to do no more. If I should do so, the very men, who are demanding that I shall do so, would be first to accuse men of reck less disregard of what they 'would call party prudence and private rights. The sole issue is whether I have lied, as Governor Wilson sa3 I have, or he has lied, which 1 have engaged conclusively to show, lie dare not face the facts. "With as brief, a reWew ns may lie of the circumstances to which I owe the misfortune of having made Governor Wilson's acquaintance, not to mention 'my endorsement of his plausible but specious pretentions, I shall cease to trouble the publ'e Willi a controversy in no wise of uiy seeking. "During the early summer of l!I(i 1 was passing a week-end with Col. George Ilarvev, an old friend, at Deal I leach, his home in New Jersey. There arrived for dinner Dr. Wood row Wilson, their president of J'rinreton, and the Hon. James (Continued on Page Sevtn.) I Chicago, Ml., Jan. --30. A 'curfew 1 law for husbands was advocated by former Governor Robert B. Olenit, of North Carolina, In a speech last night. "The man who stays away from his family at night Is the earth's most contemptible qreature," Glenn Bald. "1 wish we had a cur few law for husbands, a law that would make every husband may at home from eight In the evening until six In the morning." Gunner Holnb Dead. Chicago, Jan. 30. Joseph lloluh, Admiral Dewey's chief gunner in Manila bay died today of pneu monia. He served In the navy twenty-seven years. ' He was assigned to (bo naval utatiou bere. 1 Dr. L. J. Picot Succeeds Dr. James fflcKee As Superintendent of Insane Asylum WERE FIVE APPLICANTS Several Wanted Place, Hut Honor And Responsibility Fell to Former Littleton Doctor His Term is for Year and He Will till Out I'u expired Term of Lute Superintend ent Flection Will Prove Popular One.-Little Other lousiness Trans acted. . lir, I. .1.. I'icot, second assistant superintendent of-the Central Hos pital, :W!i.s i his afternoon elected superintendent to till the vacancy c:ius"d by the death of Dr. .lanies McKee. Dr. I'ieot'.s tenure will be from today until April. 1!H3, when the term of nr. .YIcKee would have expired. There were five applicants lor the position: Dr. i'icot, the newly elect id superintendent; Dr. C. .1. Jcii kings, first assistant; Dr. .1. W. .Mc Neill, ot Fayetteville; Dr. W. 11. Hunter, of Weaverville, 'and Dr. Collier, of Haltimore. . Dr. I'icot came to the hospital in Aiiril, 1W0K, from Littleton, -where lie was a successful praetioneer and a member 'of. the board of directors of the Central ijospitaL He is a physician of repute, a man of execu tive ability and gracious personality. In his hands the Central -Hospital will maintain the high standard set by Dr. McKee and hi predecessors. The board transacted little other bus-iueas today. The : .members of ho board are: , Dr. It. H. atnncil. of Margaretts ville; Mr. S. 0. Middleton, of Halls ville: Dr. K. G. Moore, of Kim City; Dr. H. 15. Mariott, of Hattleboro; A. M. Falson, of Burgaw; John 1). Higgs, of Williaiuston: S. G. Daniel, of Littleton; Dr. N. F." Yarborough, of Louisburg, and D. A. McDonald, of Carthage. . ' I'OOSF.VFLT I. FADS IX POLL. Missouri and Kansas Show Decided Trend to Former President. Washington, Jan, :!0.--A poll con ducted by the Kansas City Star Weekly among Its renders for ascer taining presidential preferences has resulted, after a day and a .half's couni, In extraordinary figures. The poll Is conducted regardless of politics, so that an individual read er's opinion means merely his choice for president and not necessarily his choice for party nominee. The returns so far total 9,1:':' votes, mostly form Missouri and Kansas. Of these. Colonel Roose velt received more than half, o:' 5,047. Speaker Clark is second, with NI14; William Jennings Hryan conies next, with 7X9; Senator l.a Follette is fourth, with 721, and President Tart fifth, wit honly fi."i."i. The others include Wilson, Folk, -:;41; '"Harmon," 7H: Cummins, Z2; I'urterwood, 9: Hearst, ."; Foss, 2, and scattering, 229. SHFKIFF IHK)XF IJK.1I." The Slieriir of Frnnklin County Dies , in Itichiiiond Hospital. . .(Special to The Times.) l.oilisburg, Jan.- 30. News reach ed here this morning that Mr. W. M. Hoone, sueriff of Franklin county, had died at the hospital in Rich mond, Va., where he had been taken for treatment. This was his first term as sheriff of this county and he was ubout 45 years of age at-this time. No further particulars can be ascertained. Slccl Corporation Directors Meet, Now York, Jan. 30. United States Steel Corporation's directors met to take action on preferred and com mon dividends and receive report of the fourth quarter of 1911, which will be Issued late this afternoon. That the regularly quarterly divi dend of one and one-fourth per cent will be declared on the common stock Is practically certain. lyoriiner Continued Testimony. , Washington, Jan. 30. Senator Lorlmer continued his testimony be fore the senate Loriuier investigat ing committee. The committee ex pected to finish its cross-examination before the end of the day, nm iBMLFji SUPERINTENDENT DA 0 C : o o o o o o o o o : : :- : : o : l!eV. U. I.. Davis, Snpt,, . At. ti"-ri:i Imiii 'League, Wilson, X. Dear Sir: '"-.; ; '.; -. I see from, jod'.iy'ii- issue of The "Raleigh Daily Tiw.;: 28 t.h, 'produced ou'-tne piufym of the Auditorium i:i '!: numliir of buttles of whiskey which you .stilted hail Ihm-i, Raleigh, whose name:: you 'gave. An" 1. i-aid paper 'qnoie,, the -auperiiitendeni ' of the Aiiii-Kaloou League can i o:in cuinstmices, in the - name of hlsh' he;!v. n and iioly ' : ' Without l onijii'-iM'uiK upon .'t lie 'action of the-city' en 1 am not resp.on-ihh', I in.-:tructcil Air. I). R. iiyiuin, n:; ask thai yon give him the name:; of the persons who v foi'u.ed by . .Mr. Ryririn '"i ni'.i you declitK-d' to .ive tiii -uiyw If. .1 am writhi-i; to i.'im:il t hi:t .w.:i :;ive me .';:: may know, that can i-Jve ic -.tini n,:;. ."l,,ch . w ill ti. nu T iiliuVt". and also i.hat . in for. ard ui n. , tisi ilit.;ii. lii(i:oi' 'o.i displaved on ti". occ:i:ioii aiiie rel'cnvil ii;, j use" 'lie same ;it corroboi-al ilig evi den.'-e if n"i essa rv. !: iiia.v be '.!! I'or nie lo sa Iha! i' you will fin . m sv.car out w ai'ra r I ' a: : n.-.i ih'- uar'irs iiauieii. i.poii i . iai.-ii ulhi-i- pi-rsiVn:.'. v. jo."-e :i: :!i..:: m irsay : iVe; :;n iin - -. anis. Keoticst ihr. aii iiiiiin'dial'. w and i h a n I. iiij'. '! !' in:. in , - - . - - Solicitor Noi'iis, as appears from the date, dictated '.his.-letter to Su perinlendent. Davis yesterday eMi ing as soon as he, had seen the story of the sensation in The Times. As solicitor, lie could not let the sev'riv charge of law violation go un challenged, and he addressed his letter in the hope of briiigi'iig to justice any who may be -.violating the law. Mr. IJyi-uni Saw Mr. Davis. Mr. D. it. liyrmu. tonstable of Raleigh township, asked Mr. Davis twice yesterday for evidence iu con nection with the alleged purchases of liquor l'art week from live men. Mr. Davis declined both times to furnish the evidence. He was told by the constable that practically ever body believed -the stuff could be secured, but 'nobody was telling about, it. "My hands are tied and my mouth is shut," was t lie final reply of Mr. Davis. Mr. . ISyrum asked for the E Los Angeles, Jan. SO. Whether the indictment returned against Clarence S. Darrow, the Chicago lawyer, by the grand jury was based on the alleged confession of Bert H. Franklin, former McNaniara defense detective, charged with jury bribing, probably will not be known definitely until the trlnl begins. Soon after the indictments against Har row, for alleged corruption of jlilors in the McNmnara case, were return ed yesterday, it was rumored, Frnaklln told all he knew of the al leged jury bribing to the grand jury. Neither the' government's' prosecu tors or Franklin would deny the statement. Harrow's attitude in dicated he believed the indictment would be returned against him. He has employed . counsel. Attorney Uogcrs, on Da:'rov's behalf, issued a statement, that he had absolute as surance of Harrow's innocence. Ill ILL STRIKE CENTER Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 30. There were several minor .'disturbances among the strikers of textile mills. The militia dispersed a body of Syrians at the point o bayonets, when the rioters attempted to form a parade. Near Arlington mills the strikers attempted to cripple electric car service by cutting the trolley wires. Troops guarded thorough fares this morning. There are now about twenty-two thousand ' opera tives on strike Those incandescent electric, lights on Fayetteville Btreet which had failed to do thtlr part In form ing "The Great White Way," in Ral eigh, were removed today and re placed by perfect bulbs. RMS V!S TO iURNISH E HE Ihiiior. but was : etu; Tillies reported :avv ii asked 'ii:n if he intern! p.'dice !: hot'it ies; i", a, vict.' Mr. ,. Davis repa ihiiik I lil.'' ' i;.1 left.-' yesterday : "'iriington, '.Oreeiisbui . this. A I'avis and iii.K the ' I lintl'l ami ".otbi l.la., Stan in the Western pari of Ihe Mayor Johnson Speaks. Mayor .las. I. Joliusim, when seen today in. hill oiling 'sa'ui that. .if. Mr. Davis tifld the Anti-S :b.Oii League wanted to -do the -proper thing, they would come acro.-s. "Il is up to Mr. Davis," . said Maor ."Johnson, "to produce his evidence. He made the .statement before a -large audience in the auditorium Sunday that he or his agents had bought-- liquo;, and as superintendent uf 't lie Anti-Saloon League, organised for Ihe purpose of fart hei iug prnii iliit ion . he should come fort Ii w ith I lie e ideuce he says he lias and use it for law-enforcement. "The city of Kaleigh is waiting 10 THEJLAMES The Wilson-Harvey Corres pondence After the Break Made Public New Yoi'li. i'l'i. "H. -The coriey pondelice between Woodrow Wilson and Ceorge Haney made public here today shows, ihat after Wilson le qucsted Hai'vcv lo withdraw his name from I lai pel 's Weekly, he wrote Ilarvev a .-cordial letter ex pressing' sincere gratitude for gener ous ritpport ami expressed the hop. If might be continued.'. He also apologized lor n.n! nuiiineis at ihe Manhattan club in'eivlew. In reply Harvey wrote he had no feeling des pite the fact that Wilson had said Harvey's -support was hurting his candidacy and ihi'i Wilson wi perioncing difficulty In 'finding s ex- way "lo counteract iis harmful effect.' Harvey said, "m simple fairness to you, no less than conslderatl my own self respect the only possible for ine to do was u tor thing lo re lleve you of'yoiir embairasstui nt by ceasing to advocate, your nolniua- tiou. Wilson then wrote a sec- end letter saving Harvey's ti'.oiigh .generous and petin cur itiil, s'owed thai he t Wilson) did hurt "so Hurvey's feelings by what h tactlessly salil." Wilson said there was nothing he was more ashamed of than hurting a true friend, how ever, unintentional ft may have been. Ho expressed the desire that Harvey would continue to support him. The correspondence ended by a second note from Haivey which was very short and thanked Wlleon for his "most handsome letter." Harvey denied there was any personal rancor or resentment left In him and asserted he wouldn't sav one word to unybody in criticism to Wilson. MORE FUEL DECLARED SECURED I'. .lannal '.' 2'.'. 1 ;i 12. v Cat- Von on yesterday. Sunday.. January.. v- ii, be fo:v . t!ie Anti-riuliMtu . League, a .h iiM'ht from ci rlain parlies in the city of O mu as 'using the.' following' language: "if ' -re and . ilie. evidence under these cir- O : wliy can't the city government get it"? 'anient or ; ny. on" .else for whose conduct V sii'.'de of Italeiii township, m see you and v -1 lil testify against said - parties. I am - in- ' 1 : . : : '".-in . I:i j -i: e '" vii Lvnirn and u v : lay-. lh- nf.iiit .f !.. p- wwis who you '. :.'i' - e.in-V'ici'ii!! 1'if li e parties' referred '.to V :. i:' . ilisi ri et . i iie I:;:'!-. onlaitiilig I lie : .'p'-rly . lab i'lc.l and n.a lee, t-o.that I may '' i n ' i M' in a 1 1 ill: i'-i; !i .:i i i , Mr. Ityruni will -Li'iii!' and I-:-1 a' I . :: :. I v.ill ua.e .ei. a.,'! v ac mI lie -: j..: in e.::';- ;i:ji.;,u :'.:: e! ileleluL v- .e! . a mi .-fi.r " H.e i-i foriiia : ion I e'liievli'il, I v i. in.', ip.1' . O . ii. !:. Not; i:i:;, '". . ; Solieiio'r Six: h .( it 1 1 ic i :i I District. O for Mr. Davis to prinluec his ei-derce."- - Who Oot Ihe Liquor? Tite iiuest 'nit that is being asked on ail i-iiles is. "Who got the ii I'.lor'."' That, is what , nobody v. hi, .buys 'lienor will tell, it is said, and that, is why t he . officers, do' not make convictions. If. men who buy liquor would swear to the fact the officers, it is argued, would have no trouble in breaking up the joints iu iialeigh. Superintendent Davis took the same position that other buyers of . liquor take. He secured it by means known only to 'himself, and he stopper! nit h I iie declaration that he got it. Advertising Iialeigh. And Hie city of Raleigh is getting ll:e tree advertising. No. doubt there are places selling liquor; nobody de nies this fact. What the people oT Iialeigh want are convictions. And that is what Mayor Johnson and the police officers want. Iialeigh was still tingling today with tin' sensation as sprung Sunday afternoon; and everybody was dis 'ussing ii. PRESIDENT TAFF Columbus, O., Jan, :jo.--President Taft in rived here from Cleveland at seven o'clock' this . morning. The president remains until tomorrow a l tei'iHion and will make four speech es and in 1 1 -1 1 1 1 the post o Hi re dedica t inn. The president remained iu his private car for breakfast. Later be was escorted lo the hotel bv state and city officials, Columbus barracks troops, national guard and other organizations. A public reception at the hotel followed.. The rest of tile day's program ca!l"d for the president's p'vseiice at a luncheon by the cham ber of commerce, dedication of the pustol'tice this afternoon and McKin ley banquet tonight. Tomorrow Taf'. .meets the Ohio editors and later addresses the coustitulional convention. In the afternoon the president's train leaves for Akron. TO SAY ABOUT IT Irchion, X. J,. Jan. "The latest statement of Colonel Watter son admits of no comment from me." Knht. Governor : Vfltsfln. when asked If he had a reply to the -editor's statement last night. "1 am only sorry lo have to re gret the friendship; which, while it lasted, I found Interesting and en joyable.'" King nnil yuecn Iteach (iilbralter. Ciilbralter, Jan. 30.---King George mid Queen Mary.-arrived aboard the steamer Medina on the return to F.ngland from India. The Spanish fleet lying off Algerlras and the Uritlsh fleet nt Glhralfer, saluted the median entering thu harbor . IR N Allba?S - Secretary 'of Federation of Labor Subpoenaed to Take Books Before Grand Jury THE M'NAMARA FUND Flank .Morrison, Secrelary if (he American Federation of Labor ami liciii v H. I lalber, Jtnnk Ca-hier, Suninioned Hefore Feder al 4raud July at Indianapolis Want to Know Aboul the l)is bui'semeiils of the f ederation anil ol the Mi auiaia Fund. asiiiiicinii, Jan. .ISO.- Frank Morrison', secretary of thi American Federal ion of Labor and Henry 11. Flai.li'-r, cashier of the (Iriggs Na lioiial l'iauk,. depository -of the feder al ion's funds, and also for the Me Xaiuara" defense fiiii'I, were sub poeiiaed lo appear February 1, be fore tin' federal grand jury at Tndian apoiis, now investigating the dyna niite plots. "I will appreciate' the opportunity to show all our books and have the federation's- accounts investigat ed by the federal authorities," de clared Morrison, when he received the subpoena. Morrison left for Indianapolis, today. The records the grand jury asks for fill two large trunks. The subpoena directs Mor rison id produce the cancelled checks and records of all receipts and dis bursements made by the. federation or by himself between April 21, l!H1 and January 26, 1912. As these dates cover the period subse quent to the arrest of the McNamara brothers'; Morrison .: Infers that the grand jury intends to inquire into the disposition of the McXamara de fense fund. Morrison declined to discuss ihe expenditure of this fund, except to say that out of approxi mately $22."i, nun paid in, a little more than five thousand dollars re main. Al AC V. ON SKXATIC W. C.'T. I'. Workers in Washington in I Sella If of I'l'Ohihitioii Hill. Washington, Jan. i!0.-V. C. T. I', leader's and a host of state work ers stormed the senate judiciary commit lee for favorable action on the Kciiyon-Sheppiii'd hill, .'prohibit ing shipment of liquor into "dry" territory. Temperance workers from the southern states are especially In terested in the bill. Georgia dele gaiion, headed by Mrs. T. 10. Patter son, president of the sinte organia tiou, and .Mary Harris Armor, who attiaeied attention in the Georgia iemperaiice campaign, appeared. The presence of national -temperance lead ers signalies a Week of "white rib bo, i" campaign in the halls of con gress. LAST VAt'LT i:i: HFD In Ihe Cuius of the F.qiiilable Itiiild ing I'apei-s All Itiuht. New York. Jan. :)0. The last and inot'h. important . of the three big vaults ol the Mercantile Safe De posii Company, which had been buried under the ruins of the Kquit ahle building since the lire of Jan uary )M!i, has been opened. Bvery Ihing was intact, and contents, in cluding treasures and securities ol the Russel Sane eniaie and stocks and bonds of llarrimaii, I'nion I'a cllic and other corporations, wilt be removed within twenty-four hours. MOiiF HDMIt THItDWISt; Alteinplcil Destruction of High Chinese Ofticials. London. Jan. "0. -Hombs were thrown .this .morning at the rpsi dences ofi the viceroy and command ing general al Tien Tsin. The at tempted destruction of high ofticials was unsuccessful. Several arrests were made; It Ib believed the would-be assassins are among three prisoners. IN1LH F ItAIDING HOMKS. Curry lug "V Wives ami Daughters of l!cv"lutloii Sympathizer. Peking, Jan, 30. Mukden's police arc systematically raiding the homes of prominent men, suspected of sym tiatliiing with revolutionists, and carrying off their wives and daugh ters, acporiilng to advices from mis' sioiiarivti. WHAT AMERICA SURELY NEEDS Capt. A. J. Dougherty Addresses National Guards Convention On Country's War Necessities GERMANY AND JAPAN lather of These I'owerfnl Nations Could, With the t'ontrol of the Sea, Paralyze the I'nited States lSet'ore the CounDy Knew It Reg ular Army Otlicer .Makes Com parison of Strength of Three Countries Italeigh Men Attend ing Convention in Charlotte, (Special to The Times.) Charlotte, Jan. 30. Cnpt. And.'ew Jackson Doughei'ty, I!. S. A., detail ed by the war department at Wash ington to duty in North Carolina, spoke lo Ihe North Carolina National Guard convention this afternoon on "Our Minimum Needs for National Defense." He told the officers pres ent that the game of war had chang ed from the old days, and declared thai the next war will be "a game of table stakes, and there won't be any chance to reach down In your pockets after the pot is opened." Adjutant Genera1 R. L. Leinster will address the convention tonight. CapL W. F. Moody, of Company B. Third infantry, arrived in the city today. The convention is being held at the Selwyn. In his address, Captain Dougherty said: Time to lrepnre. "At a time when no war cloud darkens our national horizon, it be- . hooves, both as military men and as citizens of this great country, to ex amine calmly and judicially into our military strength; and to prepare: against that day we all pray may never again come: but which thus far has served to be the inevitable accompaniment of human progress. I'or Invasion. "This nation will never send her armies into a foreign country for purpose of conquest. We do not, therefore, have to prepare for aggres sion. We have, however, no guaran tee inat some powerful people will not. one day invade our own land. We have twice within five years escaped war only by a hair's breadth, and within 12 years we have nar rowly missed war with both Germany and Japan. True, we do not have to prepare for conquest: but it is our national duty to make sure we have sufficient military forces to de fend our own shores against any invader of tomorrow. (ianie of Table Stakes. "War is a faster game than It was ail years ago. The next war, gentle men, will be a game of table stakes, and there Won't be any chance to reach down Into your pockets after the pot is opened. To organize our dormant resources into military units capable of taking the Held in war, will take from four to six mon'.hs. We have never before done it even that quick. In 1861, neither north nor south was able to train an army for the Held for more than than nine months after the first battle of Manassas. What would have happened alter that battle, had either side been able to continue the lighting with even ' .10,000 trained, soldiers-equipped for the field? Ije ineniber that in our next war with (Continued on Page Two.) ROCK HILL PLAN BE EXPLAINED HERE Col. F. J. Watson of Columbia, commissioner of agriculture of South Carolina and president of the South ern Cotton Congress, and Mr. J. G. Anderson of Rock Hill, originator of the Rock Hill plan for holding cot ton, will address the farmers of North Carolina at Raleigh on their plan. The plan will be explained at the request of the North Carolina Farmers' Union. Cot. Watson was formerly one of the best reporters In South Carolina nd he left the newspaper field to promote the agricultural and com mercial Interests of his state. He is a man of Ideas and he and Mr. An derson may be expected to nresent the case clearly. t.
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