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RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912.
LAST EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Rjaleigh of any Other Newspaper
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ELLIOTT OIUHE STAND
Tells Committee About ur
pressed Circular -
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News That Captain Scott, British
Explorer, Has Reached the
Sooth Pole
AMUNDSEN SENT IT
Definite - Statement Received From
Amundsen, Hivnl Explorer, That
Captain Scott Had Reached the
South Pole Amundsen Is At Wel
lington Hot" Men 4)111 About
the Same Time For the South,
Heading Different Fxpedillons.
Wellington, New Zealand, March
7.-Captain Ronald Amundsen, the
Norwegian explorer states that
Captain Scott, the British explorer
reached the south pole.
Xi'us Heard in London.
London, March 7. A message
with the definite statement from
Amundsen that Scott had reached
the south pole was received from
Wellington by the Daily Express.
Amundsen and Scott are close
personal friends. They met just be
fore they started on the race for the
south pole and when they parted
wished each other success. Amund
sen's expedition was the smaller one.
Scott had slight advantage owing
to his base of operations being about
eighty miles nearer the goal than his
opponent. Amundsen relied on dog
transportation. Scott had dogs,
ponies, and motor sledges. Scott's
party comprised sixty men. He par
ticipated in a former expedition
towards the south pole.
lrs. Seott Has Heard Nothing.
London, March 7.- Mrs. Scott, the
Br.'tsh explorer's wife, has not re
ceived any direct news of her hus
band's reported success? She said
che was unable to imagine how Ad
111 u ml sen would know details. "I
hope the news is true but at present
I do not dare believe it."
Amundsen Didn't Reach Pole.
London, March 7. It is stated on
good authority that Captain Koald
Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer,
did not reach the south pole.
Peary JIad.
Washington, March 7. Hear Ad
miral Hobt. E. Peary, arctic ex
plorer and north pole discoverer,'
said he was glad to hear Scott, was
the first man to succeed In reaching
the south pole. Peary said he might
say more when he heard the details.
Mrs. Gentry Convicted.
Oklahoma, March 7.-Mrs. Hes
sle Gentry, was convicted of first
degree murder and sentenced to life
imprisonment.; The woman was
tried for murdering her husband,
Thomas M. Gentry on the night of
January 6.
COAL 601 UP ON
FEAR OF STRIKE
New York, March 7. Fears of a
strike of a hundred and eighty thou
sand anthracite coal miners April
1, caused a general rush on the part
of consumers for coal to carry them
over the strike period. The sudden
demand Is widespread. Many deal
ers have increased prices. It Is re
ported the railroads" supply is run
ning short.
FIRE HORSE WALKED
AVouldn't Go to Fire Because Thero
Was Snow on the Ground.
(Special to The Times.)
High Point, March 7. Fire
broke out in the lumber yards of
the Shlpman Organ Co. at 7 o'clock
yesterday morning, doing damage
amounting to about $500. The Are
originated In one of the dry kilns.
All the fire teams responded prompt
ly to the alarm except one, the north
side. That one started out but the
horse balked after getting into the
Bnow. Every means was used to get
the animal to go but to no avail and
finally he was turned and led back
to the stall. High Point badly needs
another horse.
Was Reconstruction Sheriff
of Wake County
Came to Raleigh .'With . Sherman's
Army in 1H05, and Became Leader
Of Republican Party After War
Had Ilcen in Feeble Health For
Years Two Children Buried
Here.
Timothy I Lee, tlie only recon
struction sheriff. Wake ..county ever
had,, died at the home of his daughter,-
Mrs.-. A! aide Fosgate, at Quincy,
111., today, the telegram announcing
his death being received by Col. J.
C. L. Harris. Mr. Lee, who was
captain of a Massachusetts company,
entered Raleigh with Sherman's
army, April 13, lXlifi, ami remained
here until 1 S7 4, when he was ap
pointed a postoflice : inspector- and
moved west. .
.Tolly and humorous, Captain Lee
was. a typical Irishman and .despite
the fact that, he was an interloper,
wan popular with- the people of
Wake county. It was said of him
today that though lie .was not care
ful with money; he was as generous;
and lavish' with his friends as a man
could be, and no man could go to
nini for a favor and leave di appoint
ed, lie was elected sherilf ol "Wake
county in 18G&, 1870, and 1871!, and
was defeated in 1 874. when the
democrats got. control of the county.
After his defeat he was appoint
ed a postoffice inspector and moved
to Santa Fe. New Mexico, ''where a
daughter, Miss Ellie, a beautiful
young woman, died. Another child,
Louisa, aged five, died in Raleigh,
and both children are buried in Oak
wood cemetery.
For many years Captain Lee was
immigration .'agent' at Kills Island,
N. Y. While in Washington oil one
occasion, he .'stepped on a lead pen
cil, the thing caused him to fall
and he sustained a permanent in
jury to his left hip. He finally be
came totally disabled and died today
at the home of his daughter at
Quincy. Besides Mrs. Fosgate, he is
survived by Miss Sousan Lee and
Mr. Timothy F. Lee, Jr., both of
New York.
The body will be taken to Ken
sico, N. Y., for burial. Captain Leo
was a devout Catholic.
SUFFRAGETTES STILL
London, March 7 The suffra
gettes resumed window smashing
early this morning. A number of
suffragettes assembled in West Find,
attacking plate glass windows with
hammers concealed beneath their
cloaks. Passersby seized many BUf
fragettos, holding them until the po
lice arrived. Six were arrested.
New York For Taft.
Washington, March 7. Timothy
L. Woodruff, New York, was at the
white house. Woodruff predicted
Taft would get more than eighty of
New York'B ninety delegates to the
republican convention.
SENATE TO VOTE
Washington, March 7. The pen
ale debate on the British nitd French
arbitration treaties was resumed to
day. The vote will be taken at 4 : :t 0
this afternoon.
Senator Percy announced he would
make a speech to the senate Friday,
responding to the Mississippi legis
lature's demand that he resign.
Democratic members of the finance
committee have decided to stand 'by
the house steel tariff revision bill be
fore seeking the support of progres
sive republicans.
The house resumed diseusion of
the agriculture appropriation bill.
Rev. Clark Carter, city missionary
told the rules committee that the
general impression was that the
sending of children from Lawrence
Mass., was to excite sympathy.
Defense in Packers' Case.
Chicago, March 7. The defense
in tho packers' trial has begun a de
termined battle to obtain the liberty
of wealthy clients.
Attorney Miller asked Judge Car
penter to take the case from the Jury
and discharge the ten packers on the
ground that the government failed
to prove the charges. The jury was
excused during the argument.
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TWO 111 PAY
DEATH PENALTY
Brad Bagley and G. G.
WiJkitis to Die For
Murder
In a batch of '.opinions -.handed
down fast evening the ..supreme court
sustained the.' jiidgiui.-nt. "of the low
er court in the two. .murder case,
and as a result. Brad l!iu;lcy, negro,
will pay the death' penalty for. way
lay lug. and murdering 'Chief of Police
VV. H. White, at Williamstoii, on i lie
night of Augir.-t 1r., and (i. ('.'. W'il
kins, negro, w ill meet '.'a similar fate
for murdering .his wMV. Ma Wiikins,
in Nash county, -O.rtober 1:'. Certi
fied copies of these opiiiinns will be
forwarded to t he governor, who will
set datf'; for the execul ion:;.
The right of 'the state board of
education- to wiilidraw claims, of
swamp lands of over ",MlO acres,
was upheld in an opinion, written
by .Chief .lu.tice Clark, in .the car-e
of Strife Hoard of Education against
Roanoke Railroad Ai Lumber Com
pany, from Washington'.' The lower
court had held that the hoard of
education was within its rights i'i
withdrawing such a grant, the sta
tute making all swamp Ian. 1 grants
of over ",rtOii acres void.
The complete list of opinions fol
low:' Opinion of Siipi enie Court ...
State Hoard of Education, v. Koa
noke It. It. and L. Co.. from Wat.h;
ingtim ; no error.
Mukelcy v. :l.m! gonn'ry, 'from
Beaufort.; ..affirmed. .-. .
O'Neal v. Sfini. ' from Beaufort;
new trial.
Bodie "v. Iloud, from Warren; no
error.
State y. Williams, from Carteret;
no error.
Joyner v. Crisp, from l'itl; af
firmed, Blount v. Dlotinf, from 'Pitt; ap
peal dismissed.
Eubanks v. Beet oil, from Jones;
affirmed.
Highsmith y. Page, from Pitt; re
versed. Jeffreys V, N, and S. R. R. Co.,
from Pitt; no error.
Ouana Co. v. Blddle, from Crav
en; affirmed. ,
State v. Bagley, from Martin; no
error.
State v. Wilklns, from Nash; no
error.
Roberts v. Bullock, from Frank
lin ; no error.
Conservatory of Music v. Dicker
son, from Vance; new trial.
Phillips v. Sherrod Denton, from
Franklin; no error.
Herrick v. N. and S. R. R. Co.,
from Martin; affirmed.
Moore v. (ieneral Accident Fire
and Life Insurance Co., from Nash;
no error.
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Photograph ol a gienii ol Lau
ence (Muvx.) textile strike children
,'111, . II-III.'VJ 'I.' L'l w
oil I heir way to Washington to H'sti-
fv before the rules romiiiiltce of
congress. The chililicii tdd the
eoiigi'essiiieii of their work in tl"-
textile mills.
POLICE ( HAIMiE NlKIKEKS
Several Hundred Coiigrcgali d The
Leaders A, i .icd.
. -Lawrence, Mass . Marc h 7. T Po
lice charged upon a 'miib of. .'several
hundred strikers, tvh'o- were- attempt
in! to enter Soinb Lawrenc-. The
leaders were iirvsred. - lieli tiler
and women sir'ikers ilisbauded after
reserve oflic.ers '. : .-ailed..
SPEAKER UK
IS s tits tit
'Washington.' ;
Chaniii Clerk is c .
Sei-Olld bin Ilii iV- hi
the house I'liiu. :
large numb : of ;,t
cut. Tile spt :.!.
apidatlse. Tlie. p.,
ton have hi'-eii in-,
night a mass .-
(he speaker's lei".
: I: 7.- ; e;-!;e,-rating
his m :
ersary. : V.'liei:
- an iiii.i.-iially
iilii rs .were- prrs-of-
greer: .! .-. i;h
Of. W'asljing-i.-d
to atiead i-u-x
reeii inn ia
Burglars 3' ;i,-;ntiie i'o-trpllice.
ll.ibok.'ii. I"..; .i .'-e'i 7.r - r,.!"-':!!':-lasii'.'
ni'.-bl d.. .-a-e . I the p'i: !-ei;:-
: ;ife and es":; . : :lh oae t i l I ! -fund
dollar-, :i! : . p-.. -and .:'; Tie
ii'li-f was wiii H -i.
GRANO JURY PROBING
FHE HAyKIBS CASE
; rSjieei:el ..!.
' . Ashevill,', . M
of.-thh- part'of
developmeii.ls in-,
of the gran.i.i je
den-on conmy. i".
.. Times.! . '
7.--'llie people
ate are expecti.iL
i he investij'.al ion
: session In 1 lea
i he case of .Myr
tle lliiwkins, v iies.- body v as found
Moating m '.Lake '.Osceola,- last Hum
mer. Rumors o! what is being done
are rile. It is understood that 12
witnesses who lum not heretofore
figured in th. i-.i.w. have been 'sum
moned before tj:e grand Jury, and it
Is rumored that a prominent citizen
of Hendersoi. il!e. is suspected of
knowing something -'about the case,
and that ho has been summoned to
go before the. Jury.
Solicitor A. Hall Johnson seems
determined to sift every clue and to
leave nothing undone that may
throw light, on tie' baffling case.
The Knglish Conl Strike.
. LondonMarch 7. While the
prospects of u sett lenient, of the coal
strike appear brighter conditions In
other Industries are becoming worse
hourly. The number of workmen
discharged is Increasing everywhere.
In some Instances great distress pre
vails among the laboring clusses,
HQRRIS CASE
IS OS APPEAL
Noted Wake County Case to
Be Argued In Supreme
Ccurt
.'Two- appeal-: 'of -.unusual interest
will In' ar ;!!. I in ilie supreme court
j..Tl.'.w'ek, when 1 1 1 .. sixth district
ealendar is: call., d. One of -these is
the appeal of L. .1. Nor.rif,' white,
uiio was eonviiiid iii Wake county
last fall of tl'.e aiurder of .1. II. l'is
eil. ;itni sealeiieeil In tv.eiity years
in t ii" ;. i . t ri i i I iai y. ...Norris is in
jail. ..'.The oilier tii. peal from this
e-.maty is that of Percy I!. .Fleming
aaain-t. ihe ruling- of -ludg" It. H.
I V ebles in i be -matter of the custody
of I be Fleniii'.g -'i hildreii and-alimony
i.i Mrs. Xi He l laire Flvmiiig peiid-
illg the Set! I"lliel. re' i heir' .'U'liOtlS
for dioree. The i'iili li-t of anpeals.
is as follows :'
Ht-i;e v; .ierrigail.
Stale v.. Wei. Militnu..
Slnle v. .X; i it i
( 'Prist ti:o;; . 'i :). i :- j iIj i'u. .-:
!'er.,:ir "t ill V, i;,ih:'ll: el ;il.
P i'-i: .hi . A. C. I.. '
( 'nolr ; t 'enk.
C.l'iidle.v.- M e ris. ". "
- i-'l'-ni ii-g . i-': i.i
( !-.. v ii-I, v. 1 iiMlr.i.ere ( 'e.
Ma' i I'.i .', i : ;! . :li..i.
I. imi'iii-r.-iif of J.- 'J1,. i-'.iiVi"r.
I! I'll . V. . M '.i .::;. .
" !! Tii- g . I'lera n -.
ii-.Si i.iii e. -.1 !..a:i ...
i ! at v. ra.il I.. i
a't-.i . i..' '
( roweb ,' e- I ; : ' l: I V K'-lll .
(.!i.i:',ftoi:oi I'm; ruiMAKV
!;;) lan.i! 1 U e-iie.r f'lriiks it Would
Wiin. Cijuiilv for Tal!.
A n a pi vis, ' Md.. Marilr 7. tlov.
ilnbb boron lo.lay came nut . ia
favor of the passage of the llariei'
presidentlai priur.il v bill, which Is
drafted' i'i give opportnuily.' to the
ineeiijers til liul'u politeal parties to
express their preference for the
presidential nomination..'...
"I have .declared '-.myself for the
renominai ion of President Taft," he
said, 'and that is where 1 still stand.
1 am convinced that he is the choice
of a large tiiajoritv of the repub
licans of - Maryland, and that, he is
growing stronger each' day.' Every
memhei if the party should have an
opportenity to voL lit it primary,
ami l am convinced that such a vote
will show the prepomh ranee of Tall
sentiment throughout the slate."
Alabama Republicans.
Birmingham, March ".--The Ala
bama, slate republican convention
opened tills morning...- It is predict
ed that Taft w ilt he indorsed' for re
notiiini't ion and ihe delegates are
Instructed to unconditionally support
him.
i:ili:il Said Cir.'il ir Was Prepared
anil AlMTumds Suppressed Two
Land Agents Sab) it Was Costing
Them SL'o.'mmi Daily.
Wash in gl on, J'areh 7. ('. ('. Ki
linif . l'eV:e.e- i-hil dfain:ige'.;igineer
of il'.e depari ::,i :i! of inrricnli lire;
d Mtn it-'d h S. "-,-ei;ir. W'ilsiui. 'told
t li" .M.iss in est igji : ing i iimiiiiiie.e I:;.-:-'.ji-.
of I 111 ' S'l ;.iii'e:-ii):i of lile'-(r-!:;
r! im-nr's re. mi on- the I 'lor i d i
( v. glades. FMIoll t oh'j " coin ai it tee.
'! e.ei.'lad --. fir-iil r. inilicatins;
d.o-'bi :.!--. : " It-mi. v,i :
i re;-.,: - - .f a e, i ,i ; i u ,; id . suie.i'esseil
: .: raid in i 'el. .,:.: , , I !i 1 n. !.
'a I '' d in i . i .lifer! i t; ,' riieV office
aim :iri Iun.,;e-, . V.'ii.l and K. C.
i I.e. i , I w.i !: ad :.:, ,i :. no . r.l i 1 1
a :-.ai:i -a I !.e i-ii eul.if. I l.e.'. e. Kllioi !
it!. H. iinai: ,1 t a ; ' i lls" ami luis
! a I i " " -ni.il '.-a id'. a.- titling liiiu
ilo,ve W ill -aid
1 het ,., o'a ,t ci, - i , i : ! . -1- " 1 1, :;li ,,fesfi
i-; The lei:. a- a.-- !ml Selll on.' until
I '.? iai '. , : I . i:i:ioi.l lesl ilieil.
v. 1, i n he ::tii (ii a ii-r.c f r. mi Secretary
Vi!on's ollice in (i:il ii.-ing it ;is re
ply to inquiries.
i! vvtiLLors si in nti:i:i LIT.
New York Bunks Fooled y Clever
Work on Silver ( eit ilh ales.
. w Vorh. March 7. - The secret
service men are trying to run down
lit' makers of whal liu'y consider
tiie tiuist deeeplhe counterfeit one
dollar silver certificate that has ever
I t on , r i n 1 1 1 1 . So far about l.Ml of
the bills 'have reached the (illice of
('hief Pi.ii. in ihe New York branch
of tiie secret .service deparrnient in
the 'customs- house building. All of
these iii',1 shav come in tnroiinh (he
banks, a fact which indicates how
dever' is tlie wurl: of the counter
l' iter. .
The" best, clue for the layman in
detecting -liii; new. coiinrerfell is to
look at tile small vignette of Lin
coln at tlie left-hand side of the
lower centre and e()iiiiare it with an
iindo.i!,..,! genuine bill, Lincoln's
lower -lip is a irille loo large and too
ligli: in' coinr.
THE WASHINGTON
MIST CHURCH
Washington, March 7. Plaits for
the- temple of the Southern Metho
dist, it is proposed to erect here.
Were discussed by the building Colu
mbian,, now in session, liev. Oeorge
S. Si Men of Dallas, Ti xas, the sec
feiaiy aati i'uiccd that two hundred
and fifty thousand 'dollars of the
;'iml already have been raised. Ac
tual. ( tin: li'uctitiu of ihe, temiiie be
gins lieii aiiotlier I weiity-live ' thou
sand linihlrs is subscribed. L'ishop
W. S. C;,nd!er. is chairman Of the
!ii;iiti .e. and Oih. f iiie.nbeis are
i'dsiin;!;, la. I-:., Muss, .toll ii ('. Kilgo
and 'i . I ir. VV, !'.- .M urrav.
era mm
TERRIBLE DEATH
( "larai
ll.ll'l a: I
Man h, 7. Sam Sydem-r-mai:er
a, Hie Speip ;er
shop-. ! it ,1 i li.-i
tiiilax as a result
of it bofiilde accideiil late esler
day. . I i ' si t; ni ;tetl iii io a Vgi coniaili
ing oiling I,1-. "; used to cleanse dbl iron
-.rati v a.- si a'eieii over the en. ire
lindy.
M,: iiiudiie's condition a'- Saiis
liury is satisfactory and barring iill
I'orosecn developiiienls will ri'cover
frtiin. his j.isiiil wound. .'.
..-Train Derailrd;. One Killed.
(.Iedaiid, March 7. --One trian
liiaii was killed and' a passenger iu-j'u-n
d, when Hie Twentieth Century
Limited -.'leaped from (he. track In
Coilinwood yards. The Irain, west
bound,, was running laic, and trying
to make up lost time. Five Pull
mans were derailed. A broken wheel
caused the. .accident.
Major llullock Dead.
Lexington, Ky., March 7. Major
Robt. S. llullock, one of the Morgan
raiders who Was captured with his
chief in Ohio during the civil war,
died while sitting in his home, read
ing tho Bible..
Center of Cliiiich's History to
Be Celebrated Beginning
Friday Night
PROGRAM OF SERVICES
I'irst Haptist Church Has Completed
One Hundred Years of Life Corn
ineniorative Services Will Begin
I'liday JOveiiiiig Willi Services in
Which AIL (he ISaptist Churches
Of the -City Will Have a Part
1'ive Other Churches Have Spiling
I'l-om ihe Parent Church Pro
gram of Services.
Sunday will he a great day In the
history of the lirst Haptist church,
of this city, ainl justly so as it marks
the centennial, of the church's his
tory. The celebration will begin
with a service Friday evening in
which all the other Haptist churches
of the city, will have a part. During
the hundred years of her history,
the First -Haptist church has raised
up five daughter churches to strength
and power, trie Tabernacle, Fayette
ville Street, West Raleigh. Pilot
Mills, and Johnson Memorial. Her
own church membership has grown
to eight hundred, with an enroll
ment in fhe Sunday school of about
one thousand. Other features of this
service will be historical and person
al reminiscences and greetings from
some of the ex-pastors:
Three services will be held Sun
day, the centennial sermon being
preached by Dr. T. W. O'Keliey in
the morning. The Sunday school
mass meeting at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, will be one of the most
interesting services of ; the day.
Not only the Baptist of the city,
but people of all denominations, will
feel an interest in the centennial and
are cordially invited to all the ser
vices. The full program of the cen
tennial is given below :
Friday Kvcniiig, March 8, 1912
7:30 O'clock.
(W. N. Jones, chairman board of
deacons, presiding.)
Hymn, Anthem, "Ancient of Days,"
Jeffrey. ;.
Scripture Reading by Dr. J. L.
White,, pastor lXSti-'tsS. .
Prayer by Pastor, Dr. Thomas W.
O'Keliey.
Hymn. Coronation.
Historical and Personal Reminis
cences by .Thomas 11. Hriggs an-i
William A. Graham.
Hymn.
Creeling from the other Baptist
Churches of the city:
tabernacle, N. B. Bro'ughton.
Fayetteville Street, John T. Pullen.
West Raleigh, Rev. ,T. S. Fanner.
Pilot Mills, Rev. It. S. Stephenson.
Johnson Memorial, Wm. L. Wyatt.
Hymn.
; reei'ings from ex-Pastors.
Incidents Connected with the
(Continued on Page Five.)
OR. WILEY AT CIVIC
FEDERATION MEETING
Washington, March 7. The na
tional civic '-.federation members dis
cussed a tentative draft of a bill
suppiemeniiirg the Sherman anti
trust act, proposed hy the federa
tion's department -on the reguliuloi.
of corporations. The operation and
expansion of the national pure food
law was discussed under John Hays
Hammond's leadership. Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley was one of the principal
speakers.
FATAL FIGHT OX STKKKT
Man Charged With Rreuking Vp
Home Kills the llusbund.
Fort Worth, Tex., March 7.
Maurice Ball, cotton brokerage
clerk, was killed on a crowded
thoroughfare In a fight with Oscar
Meyer, a railroad auditor. Hall re
cently was divorced and charged
Meyer as responsible for his domes
tic , trouble. Hail followed his ac
cusal with a blow in Meyer's face.
The shooting followed. Meyer was
arrested and released on bond. Dur
ing the shooting Abe Thomas and J,
S. Phillips were wounded.
i