North Carolina Newspapers

1 lie JMeigE ill r sr &7 Associated -v .: Press f Service. Associated Press Service. Vol. LXXI. No. 56. The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1912. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigh of any Other Newspaper Scene Shifted From Devil's Den to Sqoiiel's Spur Where Gang r Thooght to Be HOT ON THE TRIAL An . Assault Upon the Heights of Squirrels Spur Expected at Any Time Posse Caught Sight of Wesley Edwards Late Yesterday. Every Approach to Squirrel's Spur Guarded Believed That the Gang Has Separated Capt. l)a vant of the State Militia Anxious to Surround the Mountains With 200 Men. Hillsville, Va., March 19. An as sault upon, the heights of Squirrel's .Spur in the Blue Ridge mountains, where Sidna Allen and part of his gang are believed entrenched, . was planned today by a posse of forty de tectives,, reinforced by citizen vol unteers, according to reports which reached here from Mount Airy, Con fident that they have located the out laws, the detectives stretched a cor don around the base of Squirrel's Spur last night, guarding every ap proach vigilantly as they waited for a survey of the surroundings before undertaking to close in. Interest shifted from Devil's Den vicinity to Squirrel's Spur late yes terday, when the posse which had been scouring the mountains on the North Carolina side barely missed catching Wesley Edwards, a nephew of the older Aliens, at his cabin eight miles east of Sidna Allen's home. Edwarda escaped through .. he.,back door..., '-' News that the authorities have moved upon the Aliens' stronghold Is hourly expected. The belief here Is growing that the fngitives with a full day's start on their pursuers separated and scattered into remote villages. Captain Davant of the state mili tia is anxious to surround the moun tains with about two hundred men and search every nook and corner and place guards upon every high way to cut off the fugitives' food ' supply. The authorities believe that by watching the activities of women members of the Allen clan they may Intercept sqme communication. Mr. Airy Posse Joins Pursuit. Mount Airy, N. C, March 19. A citizens posse left at daybreak "for Squirrel's Spur In response to a call from the main posse of sheriffs, deputies and detectives searching for the Allen clan. The men left armed heavily and carried supplies for several days selge. Mrs. Allen Talks. Hillsville, Va., March 1 9. Mrs. Sidna Allen, when, seen at Steven Williams house, half a mile from her aesldence, said she had no idea where her husband was. When told that Floyd Allen was still alive she expressed regret. "I have no idea where Sidna went when he left me Thursday. I left our home the night this awful thing happened. My husband was still there. As I kissed him good-bye, he told me to BANDITS KILL Jl'DGE. 4 . Jude Thornton Maesle, who was shot by "the Allen gang" of deancr juloea in his court room M Ullhjville, - - -- do everything J could for our two little children. , "Regardless of what he did in county court Tuesday I want to say there never was a kinder, more lov ing husband and father. He has an awful temper. That was responsible for whatever he did." Sidna Allen has two pretty chil dren, girls, Marguerite, age 10, and Pauline, '5. Several Stills Found. Hillsville, Va., March 19. Four members of the posse who accom panied Steve Faddis, of the revenue service, to Floyd Alien's home to confiscate the illicit stills and other paraphernalia returned here. They brought four outfits consisting of kettles and worms, and had about fifty gallons of moonshine wiskey. Great quantities of Illicit whiskey was poured out on the- mountain Bide. Two stills were found at Sidna Edwards' house, the paraphernalia being held as evidence. Lee Felts, of the detective posse has the revolver with which Sidna Edwards helped shoot up the court. The weapon was left by Sidna at his home when he fled from the posse Sunday. It is 48-calibre, more than a foot long. Hillsville has almost regained its composure, but the women are still afraid to go out of doors. GRADING )K COTTON More Scientific Basis Is Needed, Ac cording to Dr. Galloway. Washington, March 19. To get a more scientific basis for grading cotton than the present one, which depends upon the color and length of the staple, the strength of fibre and its spinning qualities should be con sidered, according to Dr. B. T. Gallo way, chief of the plant Industry bureau. Galloway states if a "com munity type" of cotton can be raised, southern farmers will get more for their product. Millions for Orphans. , London, March 19. Six and quar ter million dollars bequest was left by the late Baron Wardsworth for founding an orphanage. PROGRAM FOR MEET 'OF GOOD ROADS MEN The program for the public meet ing of the Wake County Goad Roads Association in the court-house Sat urday at noon includes' many good speakers, among them Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt and Mr. H. -B. Varner, editor of Southern Good Roads, in the afternoon stereoptican views of good roads will be shown. The pro gram is as follows: 12:00 M. Wake County Roads and Their Relation to Other -Roads. Dr. Achibald Cheatham, of Dur ham. V; 12:20 P. M. A Uniform-Plan for County Roads. Need of an Expert Engineer for the Whole County. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geolo gist., -v 12:50 P. M. Uniform and Effec tive Methods for County Roads. Need of an Expert Road Builder for the Whole County. Rev. George W. Lay. 1:10 P. M. Announcements by the President. 1:16 P. M. Adjournment for Lunch. 2:00P. M. Exhibit of Views of Good Roads (and some bad ones) at The Almo, one block north of the court-house, on the opposite side of Fayettevllle street. Over 40 fine stereopticon views, furnished by the U.- S. Government, exhibited by Col. Z. P, Smith, secretary of the Fay ette chamber of commerce. 2:45 P. M. Heassemble at the cturt-house. Short Addresses, (Limited to ten minutes.) Mr. R. D. White, of Louisburg. Mr. A. A. Thompson, of Raleigh. Mr. H. B. Varner, editor of Southern .Good Roads. . Mr. Leonard A. Tufts, of Pine burst.. Resolutions and Miscellaneous Busi- ' ' ness. . (Speakers limited to five minutes.) After adjournment exhibit of road Implements and" machinery on Fay ettevllle street in front of the court house. Every thing will be sb,own from engines and road machines to picks and shovels, including split log drag. ' O'ConneU Installed. Richmond, March 19. Right Rev. Dennis J. O'ConneU, appointed by the Pope to succeed the late Right Rev. Augustus Vandevyver, was in stalled as bishop of the diocese' of Richmond by Cardinal Gibbons and the Catholic clergy of Virginia. The procession from, the Episcopal resi dence to the cathedral was a bril liant pageant. ' TO INCREASE CUTTERS Will Make Revenue Cutters Fighting Force Rrmount Heavy Guns and Put On Heavy Armoi- Can Ho I'sed for Scout Crr-i.scrs. (By Win field Jones.) Washington, March l'J. By reor ganizing the United States revenue cutter service the navy department proposes by one stroke to greatly increase the Dower of this country upon the high seas. The revenue cutter service at present, acts as a commercial adjunct to the treasury department, but under the new plan it would become a strong naval mil itary force, to be held in reserve. The cutter fleet is composed of light, swift, sailing vessels and naval oltl cials believe that such a fleet would prove particularly efficacious for scouting in time of war. The reve nue cutters are now practically use less as active fighting vessels, their armament being Inadequate. To develop the--, efficiency of the service as an auxiliary fighting pow the navy department plans a com plete reorganization which will re sult in the modernization of the fleet and the adaptation of it to warlike purposes. The vessels are deemed to be as good as can he provided for the ser vice to which the new plan destines them, but the ordnance they carry is to undergo a Complete change. Nearly every revenue cutter is arm ed differently from others. This is due to the fact that for many years it has been the practice to provide Its own guns by private contract, so that the present armament is a mu seum of different types of guns. Navy department officials state be fore any target practice worth while can be attempted a standard type of gun will have to be adopted by the service. Already the navy and treasury department have begun to collaborate upon the plan. The duties of the revenue cutter service, aside from acting as a sharp eyed overseer of the customs activi ties is to prevent coastwise smug gling and occasionally succor a ship in distress. Consequently its 1,500 men and 240 officers are skilled and experienced in rapid cjuising and quick sea work of all kinds. The cutters have always been the most swift-sailing Vessels obtainable. In th early days of the service revenue cutters Were built to be the most fleet of all sailing ships. At pres ent the cutters are steam vessels, making 14 to 15 knots an hour. On these vessels the new guns are to be mounted. There will be no change in trfe regular duties of the service, except in time of war, when their reserve force will be depended upon by the navy department. There has never been any target practice to amount to anything in the service, for the men who direqt it have never felt the necessity. It is estimated that the cutters have not been called upon to use the guns as they now carry more than a dozen times since the war with Spain, but with the new plan in operation, skilled marksmen only will suffice for man ning the vessels. Twice each 'year, after the new guns are mounted", each cutter will receive orders to cruise to target grounds and there undergo a severe test on the abili ties of its gunners. Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of (Continued on Page Seven.) fxcise bill will be Massed today Washington, March 19.-The pass ing of the democratic excise income tax to meet the drain upon the treasury that would be caused by putting sugar on the free list, was confidently expected before nightfall by the democratic leaders of the bouse. The program included two hours of debate, followed by a dis cussion under the five minute rule for the expedition of the measure. Bill Pased. Washington, March 19. The democratic excise ' income tax bill pased the house unamended this af ternoon. The vote was 249 to 41. Many republicans voted for it. To Establish Wages. London, March ID. Premier As- qulth introduced In the house of commons a coal mines bill to estab lish a fixed minimum wage for workera. ihstantoSth Suicide or Accident At Wake Forest, Mr. B. F. Board Bsing the Victim BODY AT FCOT 0? TOWER Prominent Manufacturer of Alexan dria, Va.f Yi.siting His Brother-in-Law, Mr. W. It. Powell, of Wake Forest, Jumped or Fell From Wa ter Tank Mend Crushed and Neck Broken Was at First Thought to "lie Suicide Because Mr. Hoard Whs In Uml Health, But Further Investigation Leads to the Bcller That Booth Was Due to Accident. (Special to The Timer,,) Wake Forest, March 1 . Affect ed by overwork .ami Insomnia, Mr. Benjamin Fleet Hoard, a prominent manufacturer of Alexandria, Va., probably committed suicide last night by jumping from the top of a hundred foot water tank at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. W. R. Powell, of Wake Forest, whom he had been visiting for the past ten days. Mr. Board with his wife and an infant son, B. F. Board, Jr., had been here for some time at the home of Mrs. Board's brother while Mr. Board was recuperating. Last night at eight o'clock he left the siting room where the rest of the family were and when his ab sence was prolonged a search was made for him imd for some time It (Continued ta Page Seven.) Ports of the Country Striving Forbad In Commer cial Affairs New York, March 19. The great est race for -commercial supremacy in -the '.history of the United States is now rf?T among the different ports of the conn'iy, and, according to ex pert engineers here who have been called upon., .to prepare plans and submit, reports for harbor improve ments in a dozen cities on both the Atlantic and Pacific seaboard, the greatest overhauling and moderniza tion of port facilities that has evjr taken place is likely to occur wiihin the next few years. It is estimated that the improvements already be gun or projected will involve the ex penditure of not less than $500,000, 000 and -that' they will result in tl tf saving of far more than tlib sum through the more rapid and econo mical, handling of goods that will re sult. Boston has provided for the expenditure of $!),000,000 in water front .improvement and its port com mission has asked for J 25,000,000 more. Baltimore, has equally exten sive plans and the South Atlaultc and Gulf ports are all discussing pro jects for the expenditure of millions to take advantage of the increased trade which they expect to reclve with the completion of the Panama Canal. Seattle, within the past few days, has adopted a plan of harbor de velopment which is expected to in volve the expenditure of $20,000,000 while her neighbor and rival, Ta coma, Is working on an equality am bitious project and Los Angeles is al ready busy carrying out improve ments that will cost, $10,000,000. The knowledge of these ambitious plans has been brought to New York through the presence here within the past few months of delegations from all these cities to Inspect New York's up-to-date waterfront plant, the great BiiBh Terminal at South Brooklyn, which to to servo ap parently as the model -to be followed in all these improvements. Mean while New York is Just waking up to the fact that she must bestir her self pr she will be left behind in the race by these energetic rivals. A bill providng for the expenditure of over $30,000,000 in deepening the city's, harbor channels has been in- - (Continued on Page Seven.) RACE FUR SUPREMACY TUFT'S CHARGES HURT Reciprocity Stand Hurt Him In North Dakota Looks Like Colonel Douhttul. a Sure Tiling for the hcinoci alio Tic k e t V.ismarck, N. D., March 111. The voters of this state jro today cast ing their ballots in the first presi dential preference primary ever held in the United States. The bal lot gives each voter an opportunity to designate his choice for the ten delegates who will represent his state at the party's national conven tion; and at the same time permits him to name the presidential candi date for whom these, delegates shall cast their votes. There is also a ispace 'or the. voter to indicate his choice for the state's five presiden tial electors. Interest in today's contest is nation-wide, ' not simply because it marks the inauguration of a new : ysten? of chooKing presidential can liidak'K, , but chiefly', because . of the bitter light between the Tft and Roosevelt cohorts. This is reflected throughout the state in the exceptionally heavy reg istration, and early reports from all over the state indicate that a large vote is being polled. The Republican ballot carries the names of three candidates for the presidential nomination Taft, Roosevelt and La Follette- with a blank space in which the voter may insert any name he desires, provid ing any of the above three do not meet with his approval. The presidential space on the democratic ballot is limited to one name, that of John Burke, governor of the state, with a blank space for the insertion of any other name. Interest lies chiefly in the republi can contest.- Before Roosevelt's an nouncement of his candidacy, La Follette was picked as a sure win ner. Taft had lost the support of the' farmers owing to his strong stand on the Canadian reciprocity pact, and the fact that this agree ment died a natural death through the failure of the Canadian govern ment to act, by no means restored the President to their good graces. La Foliette's collapse and Roose velt's entrance into the field, how ever, changed matters considerably. The large majority of La Follette supporters climbed on to the Roose velt band wagon, and the Roosevelt national committee has flooded the state with' speakers for the past three weeks, who have been doing their best to pile some more on. The Taft adherents have not been making any claims in North Dakota, but since La Follette has expressed his intention of remaining in the tare, they are secretly hoping that the progressive vote will split on the La Follette rock, and the outcome Will show Taft in the lead. While Governor Burke's candi dacy is not considered seriously by the national democratic leaders, he may secure sufficient votes to con trol the delegation of his own state. Clark, Wilson and Harmon will un doubtedly receive a number of votes, but it is difficult to forecast a re sult. , J.MF. AT KLOX. Cataivlm Defeated By Score of Kivhl to One. Klon College. March 1 !). A largo crowd witnessed the first game of t lie season here today when Elon do- PRESIDENT TAFT IN Boston, March 19.- President Taft left this morning' to "invade" New Hampshire, the state of Gover nor Bass, one of the state executives supporting Roosevelt for the. repub lican presidential nomination. The president's program, including the laying of the corner-stone of a Y. M. C. A. building at Nasau, an ad drees at the theatre there, a speech before the French-American league, a reception at Concord and an ad dress to the citizens in Concord. The president leaves for WaifgtonHo- nlght. Crawford trial Halted Today. New Orleans, March 19. Annio Crawford's trial, charged with kill ing her sister, Elsie Crawford, last September, was halted today to al- low the defense's experts to examine the dead girl's vital organs. The casualties exceeded bne hundred trial reconvenes tomorrow with ex-'among the local soldiers and Can perts on the staud. 'ton troops during the fighting. feated Catawba by the score v. yht to one. After the second trini ty 'q. game was safely Elon's, though the seventh with bases full for Ca tawba the excitement was momenta rily thrilling. This is the first time the Elon men have appeared here en masse on the home ground, for Coach Doak had a hard time to se lect his 'men from a squad of 21. The line up was a strong one and played as if it had been accustomed to piay for a whole season, espe cially the infield. Thompson at the receiving end and Woods at short with Ingle, Jphnson and Newman on liases did the stunt in handsome fashion and were the recipients of many cheers. Coach Doak is all smiles, so is Manager Fleming. Warren, Elon's twirler in this game, showed up in line form, field ing his position in superb style, ex hibiting fine control, and demon strating his gift of excellent head-work.- Catawba got only four hits off his delivery and only one walked, while nine of them failed to connect with his pafaboles ami hyperboles. For Catawba the outfield, Cress, Crowell and Anderson, showed up to the best advantage. The infield de veloped weaknesses at several criti cal points iit the game. Ingram was relieved in the,' sixth inning by Peel er. ICtoii got' nine hits, three r,f lliem being for two. bags, and only four fanned the breeze ttiree times. Brown, Newman and Thompso l did the best stick work for the locals. SAVES DKOWXIXG FATHER Girl Cnable to Rescue Urother, Whom Man Tries to Aid. Easton, Pa., March 19. Seeing her father, William Walters, disap pear in the swollen waters of a stream that flows through their farm near Wind Gap, when he made an effort to save her 8-year-old brother Archies Walters, who had accident ally fallen into the deep water, Miss Maggie Walters plunged into the creek and after a desperate struggle saved her father. Then she tried to find her little brother, but could not locate him, and he was drowned. SET FIRE TO FENCE THEN ROBBED SKI A novel and daring plan ..was put into execution last night, when threo negroes went to the store of Mr. William W'omble, on the outskirts of 'the city, and set fire to the fence that surrounds the store. After the lire had started good they gave the alarm. Mr. Womble and his neigh bors immediately rushed to the fire, leaving the store unprotectedWhen the coast was clear, the negroes en tered and appropriated the cash box to their own use. The police were notified at once, and a hunt started. Officer Pope and Warren and Constable Byrum got on the trail and after several hours succeeded in landing John, llezekiab and Alexander Mct'ullum, sons of "John, the Wise Man." The theft was identified by the denomi nations of the money and a number of bread tickets pilfered from the cash box. Owing to the fact that the store was open, larceny is the only charge upon which they can be tried. The case will come up this afternoon. U'il.roR.I RF.Pt BL1CAXS. Will Hold County Convention In April Tnl't mid I'ooKCYclt Forces Ci'eeii'slioro, March' '-l'.'.: A meet ing' of the Guilford, county republi can ."executive committee has been held and a rail issued for a county convention to be held in Greensboro in April when delegates will be se lected to the state convention. The call is expected to result In renewed activities among the Taft and Roose velt forces in the county, both sides admitting that work must be done if Guilford's delegates go to the state convention instructed for ei ther the president or the ex-prcsi-dent. The Roosevelt forces say that sentiment 'for Colonel Roosevelt is Increasing while the friends . of President Taft say that there will be little if any trouble in instructing for li int. May Purchase Monticeilo. Washington, March 19. Senator Martin inwQruced in the senate a Join: resiuitiou to appoint a com- rhvlssitvH-to Inquire into the feasibil ity of tno government ; purchasing Monticeilo, Jefferson's home, near Charlottesville, Va. One Hundred Killed. Swalow, China, March 19. Tho 10 SPEECHES Messrs. Briggs and Simms to Present Raleigh's Claims For Democratic Convention EVERYBODY WANTS IT f) Republicans and Democrats, All Working for Raleigh, Compose Delegation Named by President Litchford to , Show Democratic Executive Committee City's In terest Will Give Delegates Good Time Personnel of Delegation. .Mr. H. E. Litchford, president of the chamber of commerce, will head a large delegation tomorrow nlgbt vhen Raleigh citizens will ask for the democratic executive committee to select Raleigh as the place for holding the state convention. Prfci dent Litchford will present onlv two speakers, Messrs. W, G. Briggs aud t. N. Simms. and these eentlerr An will speak as citizens in the interest of Raleigh. A republican and a democrat will tell the members of the committee that it is not merely the democrats who want the con vention to come here, but people of both parties. Back of these speakers will be the Raleigh delegation, who will nut in a lick here and there. Even before the commitee assembles the commit tee will have been told of the capi tal city's hospitality and entertain ment will have been furnished to emphasize the fact. The Delegation. ' Among those Tftiom President Litchford has asked to compose the Raleigh delegation are W. O. Briers. . R. N. Simms, J. H. Pou, Dr. R. L. Horton, Joe T. Eland, M. T. Norria. ex-Judge R. W. Winston, N. B. Broughton, Col. F. A. Olds. Albert L. Cox, Francis A. Cox, Wm. Boylan, Mayor Jas. I. Johnson, Col. Chas. E. Johnson, Jos. G. Brown. E. C. Dun can, W. B. Drake, Jr., B. S. Jerman, E. B. Crow, Jno. T. Pullen, F. H. Briggs, Chas. Root. Jno. W. Hins dale, Jr., J. W. Harden. Jr.. Mai. J. B. Hill, Col. J. C. L. Harris, Art instead Jones, W. B. Jones, J. Sher wood Fpchurch, Geo. M. Harden, Dr. Chas. Lee Smith. C. W. Gold. P. I). Gold, Jr., E. L. Woodall, Col. John W. Hinsdale, E. G. Smith, Per- rin Busbee, C. B. Edwards. B. H. Wpodell, H. J. Johnson, W. H. Wil liamson, B. F. Montague, T. B. Mose ley, W. B. Mann, J. W. Bailey, E. E. Britton, John A. Park, T. B. Heartt, Geo. W. Norwood. W. S. Wilson. tapt. W. F. Moody, E. H. Baker, W. R. Crawford, Bos C. Beckwith. Dr. H. A. Royster, Sheriff J. H. Sears, A. L. Sears, Walter L. Wat son, W. B. Snow, Alex. Stronach, Jno. C. Drewry, ' Bryan's Birthday, Lincoln, Neb., March 19. Wil liam Jennings Bryan is 52 years old today. Many prominent democrats are attending the Bryan birthday diner tonight. iprenie Court Takes Recess. Washington, March 18. The su preme court took a recess until April 1st. COXGF.ESS DISGISTS HIM. Representative William O. Brant, let, of Georgia, number of thn mvi and means committee of tlut Honaa and one of the moat brilliant men In congress, U1H announced that he will not iteek re-election, as he is aot la ttympathy with the trend of modem legislation. , ., , f's i i-4 If ti Y