North Carolina Newspapers

Hues Associated Press Service Assoct&tii Press Service TV VolLXXI. No. 30. The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1912. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigh of any Other Newspaper WILL INVESTIGATE DEATH OF THREE MEW Coroner Separk Orders Inquest Into Asphyx iation of Messrs. Johnson, Jernigan and Porter FOR YESTERDAY But In Its Stead Funerals Will lie Held for Three Pretty Miss F.dna Weeks, of liciison, Was to Hav' Married Mr. A Him 15. Johnson Vestc-nliiy .Morning Yoiiii-j Men liiiniiim il in lloom in Wilson's Apartments From 1 1 O'clock Sun day Night t'lilil K::tO Last Xlujit Without Uccciviiis Any Attention, so far as learned Fathers of Hoys Come ll're to Make Sure of lilenlilii ation. O O O O O O O O O O O O O O -V O Coroner C'has. A Separk this O O afternoon ordered an investiga- O O tion into the death last night of O O the three young men of Benson O O who were found dead In Prank O O Wilson's apartments. This step O. O was decided on after a consul- O, O tation with Chief of Police O O Stell, Cohstable-Byrum and rel- O 0 atlves of the young men, The O O inquest will be held in the -court O house toriiorrow morning at 1 0 O O o'clock, and a thorough probing O of all matters connected with O O the death of the young men will O O be made. O Instead of sweet wedding' hells, as had been planned bv Mr. Alton K. Johnson and pretty Miss Edna Weeks, there will be a funeral dirge, and Miss Weeks is distracted today over the death of her lover. The wedding was to have occurred yes terday morning at 10 o'clock and immediately thereafter the young couple was to have taken the train for Richmond on a bridal tour. But the body of Mr. Johnson will be carried back to Benson tonight or tomorrow and in place of a wedding there will be three funerals. Three Asphyxiated. Alton K. Johnson, aged 22; Hugh Porter, aged 16; and Fred A. Jerni gan, aged 2 i and married, are ly ing cold today In the undertaking establishment of the H. J. Brown Company. Their bodies were found . I1ARONKS9 PALLAXIK). London, Feb. 0. Suit 1 now pending in the courts here In an action brought by the Baroness May de I'allando, an Anici'lcan, against an insurance company to lecover the loss of a $1S,000 black pearl and diamond brooch, no larger than a sliver dollar. The insurance com pany assert that the plaintiff must prove the value of the brooch, which waa insured against loss or theft. lWore her marriage the baroness frn Mia Dogru, of Chicago. 1 SO..,' J.V '" I so V last night at 8:30 in room 4 of Frank Wilson's apartments on Fay etteville Btreet. Gas from three jets was pouring into the room and the men, physicians say, had probably been dead twelve hours. Inquiries Are Made. The three young men had come to Raleigh Sunday evening from Benson 'iii an automobile and had taken supper at Wilson's cafe. Miss Mary Haswell, who lives at 514 West Morgan street, and Miss Edna Weeks of Benson accompanied the young men in the automobile. Sun day night at 8:110 the young men called at Miss llaswell's residence and left, at 10:30 saying that they were going to their room in Wilson's apartments. When nothing was heard from Mr. Johnson next, morn ing, the young women became un easy and during the day phoned three times to; Wilson's Cafe, stated the number of the room, and re quested that an investigation be made. Being told that the young men were not stopping there, the young women went to the garage where the machine was parked and learned that It was still there. Then they phoned Mr. Jernigan's father at Benson- that something was wrong. Policeman Jake Pope was seen and asked to look out for the young men, because the girls could not understand why they should leave without taking the automobile. And at 8:30 last night the bodies were found. Alone Many Hours. ,Why--.tne young men should have been left alone all during the day is a mystery ; that will, be explain ed tomorrow at the coroner's investi gation. The fact remains that from It o'clock Sunday night to 8:30 Monday night no person, so far as the authorltes know, attempted to enter room 4 in Wilson's apart ments for the purpose of finding out what had become of the guests. Three telephone messages had re quested that the whereabouts of the young', men be furnished, but the young ladles could learn nothing. Miss Haswell Talks. Miss Mary Haswell who, with Miss Edna Weeks, rode with Messrs. John son, Jernigan and Porter from Ben son, was seen today by a reporter of The Times. She and Miss Weeks were on Salisbury street, having come down street to learn for them selves If possible something more about the distressing affair. Miss Haswell said that while she was on a visit to Miss Weeks plans were made for the wedding in Raleigh of the two lovers, and It was for this purpose that the automobile trip through the country was taken Sun day evening. Seen at 10:30. After parking the automobile, the young men went to Wilson's cafe, got supper and returned to Miss Has well's home. The final plans were made for the marriage on the mor- row of Mr. Johnson and Miss Weeks and the young men left at 10:30 to return next day at 10 for the mar riage. That was the last the young ladies saw of them. Became I'nensy. As the hour for the wedding pass ed the young ladles became uneasy, and phoned to Wilson's place. Three times during the day they enquired, but each time were told that the young men, were not there. Miss Haswell told the man at the phone, she says, to go to room 4 and as certain if the guests were there, but she got little satisfaction from her efforts. Later she phoned to Ben son and asked Mr. Jernigan's father, owner of the automobile, if the boys had returned. Then she and Miss Weeks came down to the garage and found that the machine was still there. Officer Pope was called on and he watched the depot for the men. The News Broken. Misses Weeks and Haswell went to the show last night and when they returned home somebody had phoned that the young men had been as phyxiated. That .was all Miss Has well knew about the affair. Miss Haswell said that Mr. Johr. son had at least 1100 in his pock ets and also a bankbook. Ho was planning for a wedding trip to Rlch (Contlnued on Page Eight.) OIL COMPANY WILL SLICE BIG MM New York, Feb. C Preparation. it is said, are under way whereby the Standard Oil Company of In dinia, "will ncx: month slice n melon of twenty-nine million dollars in stocks. The company is one of the former tiiirly-three' subsidiaries of the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey. Tile Indiana company's annual meeting-, will lie held March' 7, ai Whiting, ind., and tlie stockholders will be asked to -vote on aft- increase of twenty-nine .million -dollars in thp company's oapilul, which is' now- one million. The additional twenty-nino millions will tiica lie turned over to the stockholders as a slock dividend of $2,300 per cent. Short 1..- alter he Standard Oil Company'; dissel t- tion, shares of the Indiana company sold ay -low an $ 1 ,-! Oil. ; Yesterday the 'shares were .quoted a' Jl.ou-i bid, $-l,r(0 asked. There is a grow ing belief that tile Indiana melon cultillK is only the lieninnine; ni a number of capital ineieasir. aiiions; the Standard's subsidiaries whose capital only nominally represents the value of the assets. Tribute to Judge Shepherd By Ex-Governor C. B. Aycock As a tribute of respect to the late Chief Justice James Edward Shep herd the supreme court room was this morning filled with his fel low members of the bar, relatives and friends to witness the presenta tion of his portrait, The exercises were held promptly at 10 o'clock, Chief Justice Walter Clark and the associate-justices sit ting on the bench. In the rear of the room on an easel was the portrait of Judge Shep herd, the work, of Mrs. Marshall Williams, of Faison, an artist, whose work already adorns the walls of the court room, in the portraits of other men. She was present at the exercises this morning. The gracious privilege of present ing the portrait was that of ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock, it having been bestowed on him by the kind ness of his relatives. Gov. Aycock first gave some account of his life. As one who lives honestly, hurts no one and renders to every man his just due, Judge Shepherd was an ideal man. . He was born July 22, 1846 near Suffolk.- Va., and died February 7, 1010. His ancestors were prominent in the life of Vir ginia and his family had large means before the war. In 1859 the family moved to Hertfoid county and he received his scholarship at Murfreesboro Academy. Though only 15 years of age at the beginning of the war he determined to serve his country, enlisting in the 16th Vir ginia regiment at Norfolk. Too small to carry a musket, however, alter some months he was dismissed. He then studied telegraphy and later as telegraph operator in the war rendered prompt, faithful and effi cient service. He learned there the deep reality of life. He was stationed at Wilson after the war as telegraph operator, reading law at the same time. He craved learning and sought it with diligence, for the pure love of it. . He graduated in law in the Vnl verslty of North Carolina and be came a member of the Wilson bar in 1868. He married Miss Elizabeth Brown of Washington, He entered upon a growing prac tice which soon became lucrative. He paid some attention to politics and as chairman of the democratic con vention he became acquainted with people. He was elected to the con stitutional convention and though the youngest member he served on two committees. In 1882 he was ap pointed by Governor Jarvis Judge of the superior court. In 1889 he became associate justice and in 1892 on the death of Chief Justice Merriman he was appointed by Gov. Holt to that high office. In 1894 he with all the other members of the ticket was defeated. After leaving the bench ihe re ( Continued on Page Flra. if P N ON T ROUBLE S American Government Ready to Send Troops to the Border WHOLE STATE IN REVOLT (io-.Ti nun lit Docs Not lnlrn: to Send Troops to the Bonier I nlcss 'on ililinns !!inand it to I'l-otccl Anieiican I'mpcd . Itn Are llcudy to Move at Moments Vol ice Whole State' of "Ciiihuahii i Said to Be in IUU State As. cnilily Mel Today. ';lsliili;.;!o, Fell. i. A few hours dew-lopmeuls ia lo:j--o have put the Ciiiled Slater army's 'nol.il--torces on march iio; or!civ. . Willi re viewed (list urbauces :n n,:;:' tin- horiler aiol the . possibility ii- ii rue' state di -part inetit mlghl call upon the war department to protvet ihc live-., and property of -'Americans', along the line, plans of the general stall' pie pared for a minute's action, were spread out at headquarter today and renewed, instructions to await marching orders were Hashed to the army commanders at points from which troops can be, quickly mob ilized.. It was made plain the gov ernment does not -intend "to 'send more troops to the bonier unless the situation absolutely demands it. Meanwhile several thousand sol diers rest upon their anus. The whole state 'of Chihauhua is reported in revolt against Jhe .Madero government. The stale assembly meets today. It is expected the dec laration of independence will be is sued. The ' natioi'al '.'government's local representatives are said to lie without support and afraid to appeal to the city of Mcmco for help, fear ing any attempt on the part of the national government to send loyal troops into Chihuahua to enforce the Madnro dei rt-es Would 'precipitate bloodshed. As the state of Chihuahua bo filers on Texas, its separation from Mexico would be a waiter ot deep concern to the 'United States. Officials are watching developments with great in terest. ' So complete are the militarv prep arations, it is said, nothing remains but to send one message to every department of army headquarters in the country to. insure the prompt as sembling of. sittiii ietit. troops on the Mexican border to prepare the Hik ed States for any emergens)' arising there. May Start Independent Stale. Washington. 1-vb. li. Another up rising in Mexico is impending- ac cording to ol'lii lal dispatches which cast grave ilouhts upon the loyalty of General Oroco to President Ma dero and intimate that in withdraw ing, from- Jiniie. with the garrison of that place to Chihauhau, Orozco, is about to begin-. a. new rebellion, and declare tlie independence of the state of Chihuahua. Army circles are again agitated.- Preparations for Immediate al lien are renewed. THE CONSPIRACY .-' Indianapolis.' Feb. ti. Dynamite conspiracy Indictments arc expected to be returne l before night. ; The federal grand jury's final session be gan at 2 o'c'.ik q this afternoon, In dicating that inquiry's wide scope, investigating a hundred or more ex plosions directed, against "open shop" contractors In the Inst live years, and in which the McN'amara brothers and Ortle McManigal were only a few of the conspirators, it is understood 'action, following the jury's report, would cover twenty or more of the country's biggest cities. Thirty or more Indictments have al ready been drawn up. No Hearing on the Steel Hill. Washington, Feb. 6. The Senate Finance Committee held no hearing on the Democratic steel bill today as scheduled. ' Manufacturing interests protesting against reductions were unprepared to proceed. Adjourn ment was had until tomorrow. MEXICO GROW MASS MEETING 10 BE 'HELD AT COURT HOUSE The mass meet in;; for the purpose of 'organizing a Law and Order League will be held in the court house Thursday night. Alter con sideration by the committee it. was thought that this would be the best iili.ee to hold the !;:: tp g. The com i.iiliee is i iicouragi-d in its work and expects-to have a good crowd pres ent. They al e met. with , assurances on every hand that the people are wilii them in the .determination to see that t he law is properly enforced in 1 1 s f - city in the 'future and it is evident 'thai the league will have .rood membership and liberal -support. Sonic good speakers will be sc. ei! lor ! lie meeting. Cas-i S'..:i"is Disastrous i-'ire. N ;y' i i.r!: Feb.- '. Turnina over air oil ' iii'.i.' and igniting its fur. a ea! :if.ti:i!cr-d t'iroqcli j(u. apartment house mi ! ii -ri ;.:-! I't h street, selling ante nix r--.ini in as many seconds. i'.I::. i. i.v M i - 1 1 ;i 1 I . i!e- cat's inis-fres-'. -a;. bai'i-'il in ib-aili. Another .t-.'-il' noma n :-, irioiit,l burned.' HI JE CITY Commissioners Hear Plea From Chamber cf Com merce and Order Work '.-The'.-' special committee of: the Chamber of Commerce, appointed to present to the Hoard of County Com missioners the supreme importance of working the public highways in five miles of Raleigh, went before the commissioners n't noon and 'made sitcli a powerful and convincing pre sentation 'of the" matter that the com missioners by a unanimous vote or dered the work to be done, so that two of tlie four county convict camps are to be -regularly located in (his township. The five-mile radius takes in parts of six other townships and covers the roads on which the whole county depends!; The commis sioners said Raleigh had not been fairly treated in the past and that this would not occur in future. The committee, headed by Chairman 11. K. l.nehtord was composed ol Alex. Webb. Walter K. Watson, li. F. Mon tague, deorge W. Lav. A L. ( ox. .1. II. Poit. .). . Itatlev. ( . !-. .lolinson. .). C. Dretvrv. 'A. V. .ludd .1. II. Sears 1!. s,. .lerman. K ( . Duncan. .1. S. Wynne. .1. R. Rogers, i'ene han Cameron. A. A. 1 liompsou. W. A. S 1 1 1 1 1 k 1 1 1 h . W. II. - Williamson. .). W. Cross. .!. 1. Johnson. X. IV Hrottghton. U. (.. liriggs I- red. A. Olds. President Litchiord read the reso lution and then introduced the speakers. A. A. lhomp-on. C. Johnson. . (i. ISriggs. .V IV iirough totl. C. 1! Ikirbee. J, V. Itailev. .1. I. .lonnson. .1. II. poii. 1 lie report of Road 'Superintendent Wigas was read as to work" in this township Chairman l. I. Johnson of the Hoard of ( ommissioiiers. said it was great iv )lea;ed by the hearing ol this mat ter and that tt was clear Raleirh township hed not been getting its rights. ( otuinisKioner Franklin mined that the plea presented bv the coiiiiuillee.be adopted, and all the the members voieu in laor ol this, amidst, benrtv applause. I'tiMKsr oi Mi;o(.i: Apiiuts I ' alin es Lordlier Ileal ing, to les llluiiii'iibui'g's Sensational ( barge. Washington, Feb. l. Contest of expert stenographers featured the Lorimer senatorial investigation, al ter finishing the cross-examination Of Milton Iilitmenherg. discharged official reporter of the ." committee, by other expert stenographers to test Hluineiibergs sensational charges that the shorthand notes of an al leged "admission" of bribery, said to have been made by Charles Mc (lowan, n Hines-Lprlmer witness was faked by a detective stenogra pher. Kepoi t Thut Haw ley Will Is Lost Now ork, Feb. 1 . Plans -for merging certain railroads, controlled by Kdwin Hawley aiid the extension of others, were halted pending the announcement of Hawicy's will pro visions. Report that the will is lost is denied by William P. Hawley, tho HI li RO deud financiers nephew. NOODLES MAKES BIG HIT WITH NEWSIES Youngsters Wild Oyer Carnival at Grand Theatb Tomorrow Night Every Man, Woman and' Child Invited to Ee Guests of The Daily Times Saturday Morning at 10 O'clock Moving Picture Trip Around the World, With Music. Noillc- Says: I toil I (tiink. Iion't smoke. Don't i le v.'. Tell Ihe ll'Ulb. limi t miss one school session. I.i I'M- vimr parents. I I us! e, t urn en t be sMeam. Kighl I iuie to make a ' titan is when he is a boy. I'.egin now. O O Noodles Fagan, the world's famtins newsboy, who 'is in Raleigh as the guest of The Raleigh Times, made a big hit yesterday with the newsboys and three big audiences who greeted him at the drain Theater where lie is appearing .-this week. His act' is the, best vaudeville . act ever seen here, lie kept the crowd laughing and crying all the time lie was on bis songs. "Noodles" smile lias captur ed Raleigh. It is sure a contagious smile. The newsboys are nearly wild over the big time that they will have tomorrow evening when The" Daily Times will take them to tlie Cirand theater to see Noodles and the rest of the bill. .Manager Aronson will nave special seats for the boys. Say. "what do you know about this, boys'.'" A Newsboy Carnival will be held on tlie stage. it will be just like the one held at the Madison t&iiuarc (iarden. New York each year and 'Noodles will be master of cere monies. Here, are the games:. Mon kedoo, I niph, luck, Sparrow, News paper yelling, boxing, wrestling and eight other contests. The newsboys will take part. Tlie whole audience is invited to remain and see the fun. All newsboys in tne cuv invited to be the; guests of The Times. Come to tni' limes in lice and get vour ticket ami be on tune. It s at the first penormance. 7::;n p. m. One Opinion of "Noodles." Read what Louis M 1 haver, citv editor ol the Hntte Inter-Mountain, says ol Noodles l-nuan. A tiny stream, trickling from a mountain top. often becomes" a roar ing torrent . Noodles Fa gall has more clianci; in ThC LnroCR vr- Hk'C NOT MHlit R"D 7J'e If ' 1 i "NOODI.KS" FACi.VX. to roar, in torrential fashion, than any living American. fl 'Set that. "More chance than any American. .r.ii absurd statement, you say. Just a grown-up newsboy who pad dles about the country coddling newsboys. "Noodles" is more than that. He was a newsboy; he is today a news boy's friend. But they err who set the man down as a mere sensation alist., a mere notoriety hunter. "Noodles" . Fagan . Is rich man. His income 'is greater than that of any servant of the United States ex cept its president. He can write .his chick for an astounding figure. He is vaudeville's monologue king, America's champion newspaper ped dler, and the best single-handed talker in the hemisphere or in both of them. "Noodles" is a study. He began life as a New York gamin, a type that always has been bound to produce something. It has produced some thing -a big something "Noodles." Reaches .1.000,000 Children. It is difficult- to conceive how any living agency can have greater Influ ence on a nation than a voice that reaches .half the children in it. "Noodles'' now boasts that he is ad dressing 3,000,000' children every year. He hopes, in the not distant future, to address a vast majority ot the children of America every year. His field is ever expanding, and he occupies it alone. He is unique. There is only one "Noodles." He is the only living instance of a rich man who is devpting every minute of bis life to the uplift of the rising generation. It may seem at first glance a trif ling tiling to address in alleys and on street corners the gamin of Amer ica that nobody attends, and a lower moral scale throws the Btreet boy into ever-increasing temptation. Who, ou such a scale, attempts this work? Nobody. "Noodles", has the field to himself. . Hurrah for the gamin who could amass riches and then remember other gamins hurrah for the Amer ican who could produce a man like this.'.' His personality and force, devoted to selfish ends, might make him one of America's richest men in money; he's bigger than that, he aims at other riches, the riches of achievement for human advance ment. No American is giving so much to the nation few give any thing like so much. And he makes no pretentions and assumes no airs. Noodles is incapable of twaddle, let it be said again. He does not ask a cent ol anybody, anywhere. His vaudeville salary does not pay his expenses. Hundreds of news boys, working Iroin his stands, sup ply him the sinews of war in his campaign for the newsboys all over the land. Is Apostle of the .Smile. Noodles is ambitious. He wants, as has been said, to reach (Continued on Page Two.) (