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RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1912.
LAST EDITION.
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CLAUDE AILEN SAYS
HE SHOT
Indifferent or Ignorant of the Effect His State
ments May Have Against Him, He Reiter
ates Story That He Was In the Fight
BEEN LIVING ON
BREAD AND WATER
rupture of (Claude .Alien Has Ro
vfved Hope TUttt the Best of the
Jhiir '-..Will Soon Be Taken Be.
licved That They Are in the im
mediate Yleinity, ami That They
Too Are Suffering; Kor Luck '.of
Fund Detectives Now Believe
That, All Will lie Taken Without
Bloodshed laude Will lie Tu ken
To Roanoke .tail.
Hillsville, Va., March 29. This
entire section today anxiously await
. ed news from the North Carolina
border, expecting to hear any mo
ment that what is left of the Allen
Sang has been taken. The capture
of Claude Swan son Allen, Floyd's
son, has revived hope that all the
outlaws soon will be safely behind
the bars. ; Young Allen's starved,
wretched condition when he walked
out of the house and gave himself
up, exploded the idea that the out-
rawea mountaineers were in com
munication with friends who sup
plied them with food. : Claude de
clared he had been living on bread
and water, and he looks it.
Sldna and Friel Allen and Wesley
Allen are supposedly in the Imme
diate vicinity of. where Claude was
captured,' despite Claude's story that
he baa been for days separated from
the rest of the gang. The section Is
surrounded by detectives. "They
cannot escape," said Tom Feltz,
leader of the, detectives' posse. . His
men will endeavor to capture the
trio without bloodshed, surprising
them by maneuvers which have al
ready caused Claude and Sidna Ed
wards to give themselves up.
Only "a few detectives guarded
Claude today, preparatory to his re
moval to Roanoke, where he will be
lodged In jail with his father Floyd.
Ignorant of the meaning of the law
or indifferent to all that might en
sue from his blunt statements,
Claude reiterated In an Interview to
day his participation in the court
house tragedy. He admitted firing
four shots in the court-room, and
one outside at Clerk Uoad. He said
he aimed to hit every time, and did
not know If he was successful.
William Wallace Harney Dead.
Orlanda, Fla., March 29. Wil
liam Wallace Harney, formerly asso
ciate editor of the Louisville, Ky.,
Democrat, which was absorbed by
the Courier-Journal in 1868, died at
his home here yesterday,' aged 81.
Harney was a noted magazine
writer. .-.
Two Negroes Lynched.
Blacksburg, 8. C, March 29.
Two negroes were lynched near here
THE MISSISSIPPI
St. Louis, March 29. With the
river stage the highest ever known
for March, and a general rain falling
, throughout, the southern part of the
stute, flood condition are likely. The
Mississippi passed the twenty-seven
foot mark 'yesterday, the water ris-
Ing more than one foqt In twenty-
four hours. ' Xo river probably will
- , reach thirty-one feet by the first of
next week. "Many families have been
forced to leave their homes. The
tributaries ore overflowing their
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' Break at Hickman.-
Louisville, March 24. Telephone
advices from Hickman, Ky., declare
the levee protecting that town Is
menaced with imminent dstriiction
by the Mississippi flood, ' For three
days the resident! have been
strengthening the levee with sand
bags. All families have moved frqin
the possible flooded sons. Several
factories are in the flood's path if
FOUR TI1ES
early this morning, after an unusual
attack on a white man.
Joe Brinsoii and Frank Whiscoant
it is alleged forced a white man to
drink some whiskey, and then, when
he was intoxicated attacked him. Me
reported the affair after awakening
The negroes were arrested early
today and several men broke into
the city jail, and took the prisoners
to a blacksmith shop and hanged
tliem. .
Little (jirl Killed by Dog.
..Chicago, . March. 20. Anna Dp
Ctilvo, tiged .three, was lulled hv
large New Foundlund dog while
visit ins a neighbor's: homo. The
child .attempted to play with the
animal while it was gnawing' on
bono. Tho animal suddenly made a
vicious attack, tearing tho girl's
throat. The child bled , to death
The dog was killed by the
Miners Balloting.
London, March 29. Balloting be
gan in ull the districts of the United
Kingdom on the question of whether
the million miners now on strike
should return to work pending the
decision of the district boards to be
appointed under the government's
minimum wage law.
HI FREE
School Children Will Be the
Guests of The '
Times
Every boy and girl in Raleigh Is
glad to learn that Buster Brown
the real, live Buster is 'coming " tc
Raleigh again. He will be hero next
Thursday and will appear at "ie
Academy of Music in two very inter
esting performances. Mary Jane
and Tige will be along, too, and will
Contribute to the enjoyment of the
occasions. "
. The Times has arranged to send
136 one hundred and thirty-six, re
member school children of Raleigh
to see the show free of charge. The
only condition on which the tickets
are given Is a very simple one that
any boy or girl In Raleigh who goes
to school, can fulfill without difficul
ty; There is nothing to sell and no
begging to be done. You can get
all the details by reading The Times
tomorrow. Be sure to get paper
Saturday afternoon and-find out nil
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THE TARIFF BOARD
Washington, March 29. A vigor
ous assault on the tariff board was
delivered In the house by Represen
tative Underwood, who opened the
debate on the wool bill. Mr. Under
wood said In three years the tariff
board cost the country $550,000 and
iu. that time produced three unsat
isfactory reports'; those on wood pulp
and "paper, wool aid cotton.
Teddy in Minnesota. '.-
St, PaMl, March 2D. Theodore
Roosevelt's followers gathered hero
today . from all over he northwes.
A special train carried the reception
committee to ' Albert ' Lea, where
Roosevelt made the first speech In
Minnesota this afternoon.
. ' Trying to Quiet Strike.
"Cleveland, March 29.- Operatbrs
and miners of the bituminous' fields
conferred again today in a final
effort-to fix the new two year wage
scale, to take effect April 1 and thus
prevent a- big coal suspension and
possibly .strike. '
SEE BUSTER
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(Ol'MlvUS SXKUIKWI.
icniui, March ii!. Countess K..h.
cny!, who was Mis') Oliulv Viindei
lult, Of acv 1'oi-k. biiis fair tu Imi
one of the most H)pulai' royal ladies
in the AuKti-Min eiiiiiirc because ii
lii'r u-oik! work nuionii tln sii-k aiwl
poor of this city. The youiin Ameri.
can eounti-ss lum ht'cii kcmi frenuent
Iy oi late In the poorer sections of
Vienna ac.Diiipaiiied by a I'o'mduiii
who tiii-Hiiaiilr cai-rieil n laiw !
hit tilled with irood tliiims tn inr
and soiiiotinu's cloilics.
AMERICANS
Bfll ilEO
Government
Sends Rides to
Americaut In Mexico City
For Their Protection
Washington, March 29, Aacting
Secretary of State Wilson confirmed
tho report from Mexico City that all
dependable Americans were to be
armed for their own defense, and
that other foreign governments were
taking like safeguards, it was an
nounced that Ambassador Wilson
would distribute-, to the Americans
1,000 firing pieces, consisting of
army ritles and revolvers en route to
that city. The Mexican government
countenance.-i the arming of foreign
ers. President Taft waived the .re
cent neutrality proclamation in the
case of the shipment of arms which
eleft New Writ' yesterday. It is un
derstood the Mexican government
would not ussesa duties ncainst these
arms or against those being shipped
from Germany and those who renort
to the government that they are for
the use of subjoeis of the countries
sending them.
Some details '.of' the recent meeting
Americans in Mexico Citv to form
ulate plans for the soil-protection
were given out today. The proposi
tion was submitted to President
Madero and lie ai'duisced iu the nlan
and admitted it to . be a neccHMary
precaution against ihe rougli element
n Mexico City, which - would - not
hesitate to take ndvantago of the dis
patch of government trooils from the
capital. According to reports reach
ing tho state department unorgan
ized robber bands in Durango have
taken encouragement from the suc
cess, of Orozco in Chihuahua. It 'is
feared they will become unmanage-
ame should the federals In that
state be withdrawn for duty in other
sections. , ,
The rifles shinned from New York
are thirty cnllbre Krag-Jorgensen
magazine guns, no longer used fav
the army. One million rounds of
ammunition accompanied the ship
ment. While the suns are thn nrnn-
erty of the army ordinance depart
ment they were loaned to the state
department for use in the Mexican
capital.. Any one receiving a rlfl
there may purchase It for 6 if de
sired. .'' ...
Premier Deceive Seal.
Nanking. March 29. Premier
tang Shao Yl, as the represenatlve
of President Yuan Shi Kai, received
from Dr. Sun Yat Sen the presi
dential seal of the Chinese republic-
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BRAND JURY
FILES REPORT
Board of Education For
Alleged Waste' of Money and
Court House Condition
WOULD SELL COUNTY HOME
I'm-. nit I'itijii, in OiiMiioii (' .iury.
r l.ai-ge l Work to Advantage
( (ilii't-Kiiiiso Should lie Kept in
lit Or.'lcr, llci:-t Says t"ii
(l :stio( That Jurv Had itt-ndy tu.
More l)i;i stic Oiiiiiieiit
l!id llch-a'.iicd-.Ji.iln,- V(.,) t';:i.
mi iiils .'ui'di's' Ihli'jence. .
'Ihe v:ike county invind. jury, in
maliiiiK an report, l i the ' r-nuri t'i
day. tu;i. several i.lii.f--. :n i ln ni: ii
UgeiiK'iil. nl .ciiiiiiU' iii;iir;-: and
elled ii i, mi:-, oi disapproval on ih,.
lmui-il oi eiii:e.-!l;o!i hi n.iiU nlar. ' ll
ik undet'Klood ilial: Iho graiul jury
li:id pi-cpar:d to nialie a more dras
tic cnlici.m oi allan-.i in Hie couiny,
but lor some reason thouhi better
ol it and turned m a report that
seemed to cover the ground.-.
In 'accepting. .the-' report anil ilis-
eharging the jury, Judge Webb told
them that they had a right to delve
into county affairs and compliment
ed them ou 'their --recommendations
as to the condition .of the court
houae.- He thought tliid , building
could be made to appear much 'bet
ter if Rome paint 'were applied and
I he janitors would get busy . -with
scrub-broom and dus-ter.
The jury -'recommended that the
present county honiebe sold, that
the county stop trying to , far in so
much land, and that new and up-to-date
buildings, bi-.-'erected on a
new site, 'which should be purchased
from the proceeds from the ''sale of
the present home.
Court-lloom Kilthy.
"We firfrl the court-room and
halls are in a filthy condition. .Tho
men's closets in basement very
filthy, "offensive and appears to "re
sult from bad plumbing or.improper
drainage and attention, and recom
mend that this be attended to at.
once, and halls and floor of court
room scrubbed and disinfected.
"We find that S"0 was paid out
of the county funds to Maj. J. J,
Bernard to compute the tax list,
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i-i.ool) wAii.M.vt.'S nil: t
XKI SK AM) ICOAXdki:.
N Itecaiise if an unusually
iniiitall last night the rleis
and creekM in many seclions of ?.
' the state are rapidly rising-.
' The lorul weather bureau to-
day sent out Hood wni'iiiligs for '
v the Xeuse and lloiinoke rivers..:-
Thet :i-eclpitation in Itnleigh
was 1.4:1 inelie.; in l.iiulslu:i
l.ltl; ltockv Mount, Va., 2A:i;
f Kayctleville, 2.1o. In the lower
.Mississippi valley and parts of
" the South Atlnulic state (he
v-rainfall Us fioiii one to three
iiic'M's.
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TO WILLE
(Special to The Times.)
Charlotte, March '-20.' The (las-
tonla-Aslieville electrical railroad,
covering a route 127 miles in
length, is practically assured, ac
cording to H. I). Babblngton, of C!ns-
tonla, one of the members of the
board of directors of the company,
which Is promoting the construction
of the railroad. Mr. Babblngton
came to Charlotte to confer with his
associate directors.
"We're going to build the line
from the Falls House to the Bat
tery," declared Mr. Babblngton. "The
people along the proposed line are
enthusiastic over the prospect of the
electric railroad coming, and are as
sisting Iff every way possible the
proposition." -
One of the directors will go north
withlh a few "days for the purpose
of presenting a detailed survey of
the proposed "route, together with
traffic .data, population figures and
other details to certain financial In
terests who may be Induced to take
up the luvestment,
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i-'-Ljavv' , 'v,
Ifa ( f
Miss l,i,!.l.v l)l!i;l!'
!! pjited ( be ,st beautiful
. iiu nio-t peilertl.v formed musical
i''ii-.ciiy a.tiess oi, the 'cv Vcrk
- ,: has jjh t hecoiiie the wile
t l ie-.fetu-k (.ii-siiciiiM-r, a wealthV
( .iiiii;',o s-cai estate, man and proini
'' niciiilar o! the ('!iic:o,, . (,
Relict of Former
Gavernor
Dies la Washisgton
Hospital
Xowa V'a.s reioiied in the city this
al'i-e-rnoon .' lie dea.li in Wash in-,'-ton,
I). (.'., of. Mrs. arr, i-eii-t of tin
late (Jovernor Kliaw Carr. her .death
occurring a; a hospital there, t'ollow
ing an iK'i;ttion. Mrs. . Carr had
been, ill Inr ijumc lime wi!h' grip-, and
was noi vv.-ll when she visited her
coii.'.JIr". Ulias Carr, in Kaleinii, some
tiliK! ago. and v.cnt on to ..Washington-
treatment-. , lelegruni vester
day brou:;!i! lite iiifoiina ion that she
was et tii-ally ill and he i son left, for
her bedside.
Mrs. Carr' v.-ns born in Warren
coun:y 72 jears ago. Site was a
dnughter of Hie !-t William K.
Kearney.- She is survived by two
Fims ai.d Iv.ci (!:iu;;liiers --.Mr. Hlias
Carr. tecretaty to the board oi arjrri
cultiiCe, ;ind Mr. William Kearny
Carr, of W.mhiti'iloji: Mrs. Douglass
II. Steiiiit, ot Wasliingtoii, and Mrs.
Hugh L. Mitl.liews, of. I'liiladelphia.
Mrs. Carr was it -member of the
K'.iiseopn! c'lureli.
The remain!-, "will be tarrieil lo
Kracflii !dg iiall. Kdgecomhiv roun
ty, for ini-'i-iiii-iii .
Mi-s. tarr ;i wvll iannvn
Ihrriug'jiiiii tho i.talc mi. I her ileath
.. ill be rei-eivc.i -wit It . .sorrow in
umii.v lioii.es.
Xebriisk;) Kivers I lood. il.
Oniohii, March Ci. .:, The breaking
up of he in the Platte, l.onp. Klli
horn and other rivera of Xebrasliji,
is causing some of tho worst Hoods
the state litis known in years. Much
property has been damaged. All
railroads arc .crippled,'- Many bridges
and tracks are washed out.
Woman CharsiMl With Murder.
Somerset, Ky., March 29. Mrs.
Vin Harris and her son. ' Mek'iniov
Charley, were arrested today charged
with murdering the woman's half
brother, J. V. Whifakcr, a farmer,
whose body was pierced with bullet
holes and was found near here
March second.
Foiintt-cn Miner Ituib-d .Vllv'ed.
Shpflield, Kuglatid, -. March. '2!.
Fourteen miners were hurled alive
by the fulling In of a quarry roof,
Predicts Victory for Coi. ,
Waterloo, March 2!A Chairman
Hovel) of the Hooscvelt National
committee, who is traveling with
K mi n
PISSES AWAY
CASE ISOWmUED
Solicitor Declares Present Jury Too Biased
To Give State Fair Trial In
Edwards Case
ltooiicvelt, pvi,!,eicd (hat the colonel
would be -noHiiiiiited on the second
ballot at the ( lucugo convention."
He said iiractieal- politicians''
rtere !iiaK;ii; no ei-i-ious eltort to
nominate I :.! t . . and would tttrn to
ucosev 't. it they believed ho could
win l t.r i uc in. .
( loker Ad'.iscs DeiiiocralN to (iet
I ov('( tier.
.New Voi k. M,-n h - Richard
' nil,, i-. tiii ivini' In-re alter a winter
:. -nl til . I'alm f ii li, l--a., advhies
he .1 no.v.i'ie national leail.-ri'. "to
lo.e.i-i ii.-r. in order to achieve
Mct'M-v. i rolier tiss.'rled Inat "un
less the il,.i;tii-'.il: ( ll!in.".e their
pre-ent m t hods ami work -toeet her,
lall will d.-leal theni. This is no
(.me i or disagreements' or di
vision. '
Suspend Work April I.
.New Yoi-k, March 2!.-SiiBi)cns(on
oi work- in anthracite coal fields is
now practically certain on Anril 1.
Coal dealers do not anticipate a long
siiHiienKiO!!. and do not believe effect
oi strme will be felt in the main
cent'T..-. 0 tiK. pouulat ion for at
Ictist one month.
Oscar Oaeal Will Be Tried
For Killing Patrick
Hall
The Oscar. Ononl murder case will
come to trial tomorrow-.in Wake su
perior court. Judge Webb this after
noon ordering' the sheriff to summon
a special venire of men for Jury
dii.y.
The controversy that was precipi
tated earlier in the day over the con
tiniiiince tif Silas Edwards' case Was
continued when the question of con
tinuing the Oneal case came up.--Solicitor
Norris wanted to continue this
case : because of, the absence of im
l.ortan; wiuu-sses for the state. One
of the ( '..ittroversiet; in tlie case will
lie the spot' where Patrick Hall, the
deceased, was shot. The defense will
claim, Mr. Norris ;sa'd. that it was
wil'.'in a lew foot of Oneal's home,
while.-the state wiil attempt to show
that the shooting occurred in the
middle of the public highway. To
get till -the evidence -necessary to
I rove this contention ' - would con
I Continued on Page Five.)
BILL FOR PHYSICAL
Washington,;' March :!!!. --Physical
valuation of all the railways of the
I'nited States is authorized In a bill
reported unaiiimouKly to the house
bp the inters.ate and foreign com
merce committee. The measure en
lr.rgeH the power of the interstate
commerce commission and empowers
it to niiike valuation for the pur
pose of fixing and adjusting 'rates.
Tills legislation ban been pressed
upon congress several years, but p
the present' time always failed of fa
vcrnhle action.
Burial of Phillip Hlchborn.
Boston, March 29. The body of
riillip S. Hlchborn, of Washington,
who suicided Wednesday because his
beautiful young wile, Klonoro Hoyt
Hlchborn, eloped with Horace Wylie,
a clubman, and 1 licit horn's chum ar
rived here.
The burial was In the Mount
Auburn cemetery, beside the grave
of his father, the late Admiral Hlch-born.
MURDER CASE
OH SATURDAY
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UIGERS AND FRIENDS
PACK COURT ROOM
Lively Colloquy Precipitated in Su
perior Court When Solicitor Xor
iis is Forced by Attorneys for
Sihis Kdwards, in Liquor Selling
fuse, to fJive Reasons Why He
Should Not Try Matter at Present
Term Judge Webb Thought it
.Haiti to Believe That Blind Tigers
anil Their Sympathizers Would
I'tick Court Room for Purpose of
Freeing tiuilty Man Some De
tails of lOdwni'ds' Defense in Po
lice Court Brought Out Along
With Other Things of Interest
Tom Morris Liquor Selling: Case
, Also Continued.
Declaring frankly that because of
bias on the Dart of some jurors the
state could not get a fair trial in
the liquor selling case against Silas
Edw?j-ds, an appeal from the police
court, Solicitor Herbert" E: Norris
precipitated a spirited colloquy in
Wake superior court today, gained
his point and had the Edwards case
continued. This was not accomplish
ed until after Judge Webb had lis
tened to extensive arguments on the
part of Messrs. Armlstead Jones &
Son, counsel for Edwards, and the
solicitor. In continuing . the case
Judge Webb said he could hardly
believe that blind tigers and their
sympathizers would pack the court
house in the hope of being drawn as
jurors for the purpose of acquitting
a man. And if the judge could get
hold of such a man he would mete
out punishment severe enough for
the offense. A good deal of fac
tionalism was injected in the argu
ments by the lawyers.
The controversy between the
solicitor and the attorneys for Silas
Edwards was precipitated by the
statement of the solicitor that the
state could not hope to get a fair
trial at this term of court and the
request that a continuance be grant
ed. Mr. Norris Bald he had good
reasons for his assertion.
Mr. W. B. Jones said that the so
licitor, if he had good reasons,
should give some valid reason why
the Edwards case should not come to
trial today. Mr. Jones said Edwards,
who was under a $500 bond and who
had over 20 witnesses, insisted on
a trial. Yesterday Mr. Jones and the
solicitor has practically agreed to a
continuance, but Edwards had in
sisted and Mr. Jones later withdrew
the agreement.
Hud His Beasons.
Declaring frankly that he disliked
to give reasons, the solicitor told
the court that members of tke tar
would bear him out In the ssertton
(Continued on Page Sea.) '
REPORT ON BILL
Washington, March 29. The Ml.,
to abolish tho United States com
merce court was favorably reported
to the house by Representative Sims,
for the majority of the Interstate
and foricgn commerce committee.
A minority reiiort opposing the con
tention that the commerce court is
useless and expensive, probably will
bo submitted in a few days.
Ceiitciuiiul and Person at Centennial
Grounds. ,
At the Centennial grounds veatnr.
day afternoon Centennial defeated
the powerful Person street team by
the score of 22 to 12..
The ftmtures of the sama were
the pitching of C. Smith, for the all
round Centennial team, and the
pitching of W. Woodall for Person
street. The game was very one sided
and uninteresting. The batterlea
were w. woodall and P. Scarboro,
for Person street; C. Smith and B
Wiggins, -tor Centeunfal School. '