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4- Hues Associated Press Service. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Vol. LXXI. No. 91. WEATHER Unsettled. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1912. LAST EDITION. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigh of any Other Newspaper 6iV! Service;- UJirJVl 1 jV" & 11 OLIVE IS NEW CHAIRMAN Prominent Young .Lawyer Named to Lead Democratic Fight Hi Wake (County This Summer , FOR NO FACTIONALISM Does Not Core to Serve Party, if It Is to Ho Split I'll Into Elements Fighting the Other County Con vention to Meet Here June 4 at Noon Resolutions on Death of Former Chairman (.'etting Heady for ri'imary to He Held June 1. Mr. Percy .1. Olive, a prominent young lawyer of Apex and Raleigh, was this afternoon unanimously elected -chairman of the -..democratic executive committee of Wako county. The county convention was called to meet Tuesday, June 4, at noon in the courthouse. There was not a very large attendance on the mecti iff. Mr. J. D. R. Allen placed Mr. Olive's name in nomination and Mr. ,1. Sherwood Upehurch seconded the nomination. Tho new chairman la a native of Apex and is one of the best known young men in this section. .Ever since his majority he has honn inter ested in politics, at one time repre senting the county in the house, and during all this time he has been a hard, hut fair, fighter , and a good loser. He. will not stand for a hitter factional fight and before accepting the nomination acquainted the com mitteemen of that fact. That he will make the democrats a wise and hon est leader those who -know him feel no doubt. ; Want No Factions. Mr. Olive, in the course of his re marks, said that he was so consti tuted that he could not help from taking sides In any cause. The time was, ho said, when rail democrats gathered hero and fought together for the party. He did not want to see men's character assailed because they happened to he of a different faction. These fight -embitter neigh bors. 'If we should not want a man let us light him without casting re flections on his character. "if we Bhould have a '-factional fight, and it should get bitter, I won't serve and you will have to get a fac tional man to hold this office." Mr. oyve closed with a deelartion for harmony. Other Matters. Mr. J. W. Bailey moved that a committee bo" appointed to draft 'resolutions on the death of Mr. (ieorge Hunter, the former chair man. Mr. Bailey, Mr. Walker Clark and Mr. Nicholas DeBoy were named. There was discussion as to the new primary law. The register of deeds will make out the ballots for both democrats and republicans, but the board of elections will see about the pollholders and registrars. The board will meet next Monday. Mr. Walter Clark, Jr.. suggested that the chairman see somebody from l.ees ville and have a petition presented to the county board of elections to establish a voting precinct. Mr, M. A. Griffin made tho point that it required 20 days' notice to establish a precLict and that thee was not sufficient time to do this. There are between 30 and 50 men In that part of Oak Grove not annexed to Durham county. It was moved by Mr. Bailey that the matter be re ferred to Chairman Olive, Mr. B. M. Catling and Mr. J. DR. Allen, be ' named to prepare the necessary ma chinery for a precinct there. The motion waB carried. Sheriff Sears called attention to the fact that Wednesday is the last day in which voters have to pay their poll taxes, and he hoped that all committeemen would call this to the attention of all citizens. The duties of the executive com mittee and 'the convention were dis ciiBged and the new election act was brought out and read by Mr. Bailey. They were found to be practically the same as heretofore. It was moved that Mr. Olive make a digest of the law and send it to each precinct committeeman of tho county, coupled with a letter Inform ing the chairmen as to the number of delegates each precinct is .mt.ltlei to. Mr. Buffalo suggested that the committeemen meet on a designated An V "-:.'-. On motion of Mr. Catling It ai the courthouse,. Tuesday, June 4, thethe courthouse, Tuesday, June 4 nt noon. : '"'... The committee adjourned subject to the call of tbe chairman. ' WATER UN Etowont On Pipe Near Pump ing Station Cot Off All Water Tim 14-inch water main, leading from the plant of the Wake Water Company to the standpipe on Morgan street, burst this afternoon, and caus ed the water supply of the city to be entirely cut off. The mishap was the result of a joint's blowing out about a quarter of a mile this side of the pumping station. When dis covered, the water was flowing from the side of the fill like a great gusher, and Superintendent Bain im mediately set to work to repair the breach. In spite of the heavy downpour of rain the superintendent and his force were at work. A large split sleeve will bo placed over the de fective joint and it will be made so strong that it will never burst, again The water will be oil again about fi:30 it was hoped. Superintendent Bain said that tills was the fourth time in the past 14 years that he plant had to shut down by reason of a burst pipe or other accident. SUTEUS PA1XITL ACHDKNT While On His Way From San ford to Curl huge, Breaks .inn Oilier X i itcs. "-. (Special to The Times.) 1 Carthage, April 29 While driving from Sanford to Carthage Saturday A. D. Way, a young man of Car thage, had the sad misfortune to have his arm broken just above the elbow. Mr. Way had gone over to Sanford and purchased a pony which he was leading behind the buggy when the pony became fright ened and jumped with a violent jerk and Mr. Way having the line wrap ped around his arm, suffered the above result. Dr. Monroe was tel ephoned and carried the patient to Sanford and set the bone. At pres ent writing he Is resting eaB.v. Lumber has been placed on the old site arid .work begun on the re construction of the Tyson Hotel which was destroyed by fire a month past. The new building will be one story higher than the old one was. IX PITCHED BATTLE Bival Crews of Railway Construction Fire,. Killing One Man. -'.Gainesville, (la.. April 29. One man ' Is repotod killed and a half dozen others were wounded, several seriously, as a result of a pitched battle between rival construction crews, engaged on the Gainesville & Northern Railway, near here. Sheriff (;row and a posse visited the scene of the conflict and arrested ten of the participants. Including three of the wounded. According to eye witnesses, the battle raged for more than an hour, pistols, shotguns and rifles being used on both sides. Trouble betw-een the camps has be?n brewing several weeks, it is said, and culminated yesterday afternoon af ter two men from one camp invaded the other and engaged in a fist fight. The sheriff's posse Is scouring the bills for other members of the gangs. , MILLIONS CHINESE STARVING. I'rgent ApiM-al for Aid Issued by American Red Cross Society. Washington, April 29. Another urgent appeal for aid for the suf ferers from tho famine and revolu tlonin China was Issued by the American Red Cross Society. A mil lion persona are in need, the relief committee at Shanghai cabled today. The famine, which is now at its worst, will continue through May, the committee says. The message estimated that $200,000 will ho noeded to carry the sufferers through (ho trouble. '' Long Jump From Parachute. Los Angeles, April 29. Jumping In a parachute from an aeroplane at a height of twenty-six hundred feet, Wm.H, Morten landed in elec tric wires and was slightly Injured. Morton dropped three hundred feet before the parachute opened. Jules Vedrlno Fatally Injured. Paris. Anrll 29. Jules Vedrlnos France's most famous aviator, was fatally injured, his skull fractured. ralllfiR from a proat height In a monoplane at St. Denis, In a flight from Pouai to Madrid, "s- L ? V- f ;r l i-ri1t& A .. ( i VA . J $Wl4fe , f&9r'" II I V V! . W A ' to-, . j ' , ( m f t v t Jr- ' s j i' - i" V ) i v& I - .7 TITANIC ORPHANS' "Loin" mill "Lump," tbe two little baby . lu-'it'iers w.in patlila; ami later adopted 1 V loiind Ibi'ir real model' it is believcii. ibi'ir npi'isbeft when llic lionl sank. I lii'ir itMitbcr. her way o .New oik to cl.-iiin actly with her ohm baby Inn'- TAFT 10 ROOSEVELT Boston, April 29. An episode uni que in Massacliiisftis polities oc curred today with President Tall and former President Roouvct, following the same tracks, making final speeches In the -'presidential ante-convention campaign in Massa chusetts. Supporters of l.rt Follett, Wilson and Clark, were heard in different sections of the state. The polls open at, 6 -o'clock tomorrow. "DKAD" MAX STILL LIVES. Woman "'Collects'' Insurance, lint Body Buried Xot Her Son's. Fort Worth, Tex., April -29.--A body identified six weeks- ago as that of V. K. WoiTord was sent from here to Brooklyn. X. Y., and the man's mother,- -Mrs. Mary Wofford accepted the body as that of her son, and collected life insurance. Early today a man walked info the undertaking shop -.where the body had been prepared for shipment, lie declared a "mistake had been made,' and that he was the real Wofford. The mistake in Identity was caused by a resemblance between Wofford and the man who was buried in his name, and by letters found on the corpse addressed to Wofford. Wofford explained this by sayl'ig he had lost a coat, in the pockets of which were several letters from his mother. The mystery of the Identity of the man burled for Wofford remains un solved. The limn riled in a local hospital. Mrs. Wofford hii3 been notified. Weather Bureau Bullet in. Washington, April 29. -Tho gen- oral distribution of barometric pres sure over tho "'North American con tinent and the adjacent oceans is such as to indicate that there will be frequent mid well-distributed showers and normal temperature the coming week throughout the rountry. Three barometric depressions will cross the country during the week and they will be attended by local ralnR and thunderstorms. The first of these storms is now over tho southwest, whenco It will movo northeastward and pass down the St. Lawrence valley on Tuesday; tho .next disturbance to cross tho coun try Is off the North Pacific coast, whence it will move eastward and cross the Rocky Mountains Tuesday, the middle wost Wednesday and the eastern states about Thursday; the third storm will appear In the far west Thursday or Friday and prevail over the middle W'nst near the close of the week. In Contact With Live Wire. Chicago, April 29. Philip Schra der, aged 14, last .night came in con tact with n live wire currjlng 2,200 volts. He still lives. His hands are seriously burned, V'H V.V.W l (MM). iM ir .liiMHi'i !i.se siimvors picked i! k'.r.iliiiv Ne orl.cr - and -also a Miss .Mai ".arc! Hays llicr .1: ii !!;!:; under l:t iiatiM- ni N.inrinl. !;i;se liome is in Nice. -i her cluldrcn. ThedcUi vJi" were (:i!;cn by i'i'-i i Mm ol I be i u'len WAKE - FORES ! FINALS To Be Record fefflcnceiJierjt Seventy-Six 'hu Gradaito Three Speakers i Nation.-!! Im portance .i-i- In be 'Present : l-iirly-l'ive -Percent of tbe Class Tluil Eiilcivil in lilll.H Arc to Graduate -Five Vacancies (o In Filled on Board of Trustees One Mure Baseball .;inie nl Home, I Special i-i The Times, ) Wake Forest, .-April. -29. -The com mencement nro!M.i:i; is --.now com plete. The spi .u;T:; for the oi':-:i-tiinu are o!' ' national' importance ii? the religious world. On Wednesday .May ' .1 3 the-' b:ti i ;i';i;n eatc ser;uo:i will be preached' by Rev. .Veweji I)i;;ln lliiis. h. Ii, pas'.or-of Ply mouth lliipii.-' ihniili of Brooklyn, X, Y., and Ihe follow ing' morning lie will deliver the literary.-address. On Thursday iii'teriiooii clas day exer cises v.ill be b'M and on Thursday ninlil tlie :i 1 1 1 1 ii : i i a'i dress will be de livered In V-. .lol ii S. While, l. !.. or Allatitn, 'la. A Vie;- this the id.unuii banquet ill be lie' t i:i the g' e-i-naslutn. On the I'liioving moriiiiig the six repren'iii at i'iC:i of tlie s"iiior class will deliver the annual com mencement -speeches in competition for the A. I. Ward medal. Those sneaking are S C. Milliard, W. M. Suggs, C. It. Sharpe.. B. V. Fiirgu son, It. Ii. I'.laiitoti and ('. R. Sharpe. After this tlie baccalaureate nddrecH will be ileliMled h. ' President.'-Potent and the exei-i ise will be con cluded with the presentation of de grees. At night the. usual reception will bo held in tlie society halls. The senior (lass of this year will probably be the largest' In the his tory of tbe college. Sevenly-slK men are expecting to roc ehc their degrees on commencement day, Ihe largest previous number being 70, Tills is 45 percent of ihe class' Hint entered as freshmen lour years ago which is a larger percent limn any col lege in North Carolina.'- No college In the south has as large gradu ating class In proportion to tho num ber of students at i Wake Forest. President Potent bus prepared his report for the board of trustees which will be pieseiited nt their an nual Hireling commencement. It shows a totaLJohrollinent of 4.13, which Js thirty more (ban have reg istered nt any previous year. Of this nuniher ISO are graduate stu dents, IX holding degrees from Wake Forest while 12 are graduates of other InsTTl ut ions. The majority or this number are taking work In the law department. At the meeting of tho board of trustees, flvo vacancies will bo filled. Three of this number have passed to their reward. They are J. N. Holding, J. H. Tucker and II. C. Dockory, while one is by res ignation, this being J. W. Bailey or Continued on Page Five.) up by tin ( iii siirvivoi', have , oiiis Hot! man, auee, is now on paiers tally e- Jnidi i'ii in I l eneli lie I. in :iMt Willi anolber tuiinan. TRANOE CONDUCT OF FIFE MASKED JEN -Kiiirtoii, X. '.. April. 29. .. X. L' Mrl.nv liorii, ami wile prominent (ir"e;i couiilv people, were-terrified when awakened in the night to lim two marked -men in their room. Tin outran! e of .the .-intruders is a" mys tery, ami no reason can be assign ed for their strange 'actions.' One of the men came to the bed on .which tlie Mel.aivhonis "lay, but offered no violence and did not speak. They left as silently as they came, "with our 1,'aviun a, clue its to their irien titv. in the 1 darkness- the disturb el sleenei-s could Pol (list i uuui.di :h 'oloi- of their unwelcome visljrs. As fiiiiii as 'he men bad gone, Mi-I.aw-liiirn" iiinl bis wife arose and lied !i ihe home of -a' neighbor. '.After ilawr they returned home, 'mo! found i he home ransacked from top to bot tom. It'll wore surprised to discover that not an article'-had been taken, although two gold watches. and iiiiio a sum of money wore 'easily' 'acces sible. The Mehawhoin home is near Kidv Springs, is a prosperous and thickly -settled : lion, nnd tin t.i ran:;" oci-u rrenci of e j ilelllelll . rawing a 1 1 1 SI) NATO I! WILLIAMS t Bl 1 1( ISF.li l!ev. Henry I. Xiibolas l-:veii Writes John Sirup, Di'iiouniiiig Bis Par ody anil l eges Him to Pray. Washington. April 'J9. Senator John- Sharp .Williams was the storm eeiili r id -clerical .criticism because of the recital ion in Ihe 'senate last Thursday "f a paradoy on the Apos tle's ireed. pnrpoiiiim to state the politii-lil beliefs of Theodore Itoose velt. Itev. ('. lamest Smil h, rector of St. Tlionias' I'.iiisioniil ihnrrh. de nounced Senator Williams' niter iiiiies as "a blasliemous travesty on those doctrines of the ''.church' for which in part cenHirli'S tiiousands and tens of thousands have-' cheer fully given up their lives. The pill pit of the Piotest.llt r.ptseopal church would be untrue to Its tradi tions should it allow such an ul let aiu-e to go unheeded." . In an open letter lo Senator Wil liams, llev. Ih'iiry I. Nicholas.' pastor of the Presbyterian church at .Sum mit Hill. Pa., not only denou nces th parody, bill culls" to Account nil sena tors, who listened to it without pro test. He urges Senator Williams to "get on your knees and ask (Sod to blot out Ihe groat sin of your lips." Wage Scale liistiutc. New York. Anrll 29. Within week it Is expected some definite i. Inn will he formulated for the set tlcment of Ihe wage dispute between the locomotive engineers and the eastern railroads. Commissioner Nelll nnd Judge Knapn conferred again with the rnilroads' represents lives, DEBATE HI THE i i I The Two Societies Will Hold Annual Debate May Tenth The I'ullen and Loozer literary societies of the North Carolina Col lege of Agriculture and .Mechanical Arts will hold their annual debate Friday evening May 'loth. The de bate will- take place in Pulleii hall anil will begin at 8 o'clock. The program is as follows: Question: Resolved, That the in itiative and referendum is prac ticable in North Carolina. Allirmative -Tal II. Stafford, Da vid W. Soil'ort. Negative Arthur W. Taylor, ('has. I.. Cruse. President.' Bryant M. Potter; sec retary. I!. Tolar Melvin: chief mar-shall,- John H. Steele; marshals: Ii. Weaver lliggins, Walter C. Hop kins. William T. Shaw, William C, Knox. ' Till: liFNDFBSON VITCKANS (ettiiig Bendy to (o to the liciinioii at Macon. t Special o The Times.) Henderson, April 29.-The Henry L. W'yall Camp !', ('. V, Hf Hender son will ho represented at Macon, lia., 7,: s, 9 of May. The Vance .' .County ' Chapter ('. I). C. wishiii'--, lo have the veterans the guests of the chapter on this trip discussed at the last, .meeting ways and means of having enough in the treasury to take this .responsibility upon tho chapter, Mrs M. .1. . O'INoil. treasurer, suggested "skating-rink" and she-with Mrs. T. It. Manning were appointed a com mil tee of two to manage the affair Mrs. .1. A. Kelly, made a third on this committee' and it is owing to these three ladies supported by the "daughters" and the town that tin skating rink lias neon such a success from every point of view. .The afternoons, from four to six, ivore given to the children and they were served wit ii lemonade anil cake, the "grown ups" had poses sion from eight to ten-thirty in the evenings. .-Prizes were offered to Ihe. best, skaters. The w inners were Miss Dora Beta and Master Young Cheatham, .presented by Mrs. H. A. Wat kins. Messrs. .1 Watkins Mrs. Nellie Rose and W. Mahan and Warner drew straws" and Mr. .Mahan woii Mr. .Alderman present- ing the prize. Thi- llarii-t Band played for the "daughters", in the evening's adding pleasure and enjoyment to all. The proprietors. .Messr. Knott and Cheat ham "placed. I hemselves as well as their warehouse in the hands of the committee. Mr. W. Ii, Daniel fur nished the Seats. Mr. M. .1. O'Neil Hie skates, '''be indues wen- Mes- dumos W. O. Shannon, W. II. Wad- dill, C. A. l-,ewi:t' and .1. T. Alder man, A cerluiu 'number, of the "daiiglners" were present each time to act as hostessi-K. .Mrs. W B Parliam asked that she might present tho - veterans badges to '"wear to Macon and these will add. the last touch to the appearance or our camp, for they have uniforms and Hags and drum. The badges are red and white-satin, with "Henry L W'yatt Camp I . ('. V. Henderson North Carolina," printed on them in gold. She with tin- lonimittee anil Ihe president lit' tin- chapter, .Mrs. S.. P. Cooper will be at the train lo see the delegates off and to wish thetu (iod speed. The skill Ing ring was- lo be closed Friday evening but as ii was such a great success the committee decided to have in eonliiiuo Saturday after noon and evening. Saturday alternooii the prizes were won by Miss Lillian Stalliugs and Mr. Otis Trotter, and they were awarded' by Mrs. Willard lingers. of Charlotte, the guest of Mrs. I) Y. Cooper, who In presenting the prizes spoke wonts that will be re inenibered as long as the children live. It was an Intensely Interesting time for all. The nrlzes Saturday evening were won by Miss Kathleen Benton and Mr. Karle Kittrell and presented by Mr. V. B. Waddill. Kvery one nt Mueoii, who, sees our veieiHlis will know that this town is proud of the camp and our com mander, J. T. B. Hoover. Proud of our veterans, thnt we want all to know who am tho soldiers from tho Henry L. Wyaft Camp, V. C. V. of f Henderson, North Carolina. Still, you don't have to smoke the cigars people give you, SYSTEM OF WIRELESS ;!.?5 Inquiry Being Mado' Bj Seiiu. ammittee Into System Maintained MARCONI ON THE STAND H ail of Wireless System Came Back Before Committee Today to Tell Them That He Hail Asked the Operators on tlie Carpathia to Send News of tlie Disaster to Wireless Station at Siasconset and To Naval Vessel Marconi Going; To F.ngland, Was Excused by the Committee Searching InvestiRa. aion Being Made as to AVireless System on Shipboard. Washington. April 29. A search ing inquiry into the wireless systems employed aboard ocean-going ships. was conducted by the senate commit tee investigating the Titanic dis aster. The committee intends to go into the question thoroughly with a view to framing legislation governing the operation of wireless on the vessels entering or leaving American ports. The testimony already given dis closes that wireless operators are underpaid, and work long hours. Beads Conies. Waslungon, April '29. Endeavor ing to furber repudiate intimations that be sought to suppress or delay the news of the Titani's sinking, Uugliomo Marconi, wireless tele graph inventor, appeared before the senate committee for the third time. Marconi discovered after leaving Washington last week that he sent a message to tho Carpathia's opera tor, urging him to sond more of tho disaster to the -wireless station at Siasconset, .Mass., or the United States navy vessel. He read copies of these messages and declared when lie was examined by the committee before lie forgot about them. Marconi produced corbies of other messages between tne Marconi of fice and the Carpathia, in an en deavor to get definite information of the wreck and survivors. Mar- bni was excused by the committee that he niight sail tomorrow for P.ngland. Chairman Smith thanked Marconi for the aid he gave the committee. F. H. Sammls, chief enginee:' of the American Marconi Company, testified. He explained what actuat ed It i tn in sending messages to operators: Bride, and. Cottam on the Carpathia to hold their stories for 'four figures." He said he made rrrangemeiits with the New York pa pers tor tnem to sew tneir personal stories and had sent messages to the boys" informing them of that. More Bodies Found. Halifax, April 29. From Captain Deearlerot. of thn cabloship Minia this message came for J. Bruce Is may: . "' Wo" covered the ground between 41,20 to 41.50 and 49.50 and 49.25 to 49.5U. Thus far have secured onlv i:; bodies. All steamers pass ing say none have been seen. Wlfl search south and east Monday, but can give no hope to relatives that the missing will lie found. Ice-berg near place lrom 4l.;u to 41. ly. in longitude 49.00, moving fast south." Miiokay-Bennctt Belayed. Halifax, April 29. Tho following message was received from captain (iardeau. of the cabloship Mackay- lionnett: "Delayed by bad weather. Will not enter port until 9 a. m., Tuesday." ' KILLKI) BY At'TO H insdi II Parson's fiend Crushed as He Fell I'niler Machine. Albany. N. Y April 29. Hlns-, dill Parsons aged 48, of Schenecta dy, vice-president and general man ager of the General Electric Com pany, was instantly killed at Clin ton Heights, :i miles cast of Albany, when one of the rear tires of his au tomobile blew out, causing the car to swerve and turn over. The car landed on Mr. Parson's head, crush ing his skull and causing Instant donth. The chauffeur, T. J. 'Nichol son, -was seriously injured, and Bon jam in H. Welsbrod, Mr. Parson's secretary, escaped uninjured. Three Killed In Auto Wreck. Chicago, April 29. Three per sons were killed, and two Injured, k when an automobile In which a party was riding was struck by an Illinois Central . train, , i. S$' A , Yf.