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6? Associated Press Service. Associated Press Service. '! 1 " 5R 4 T Hues Vol. LXXI. No. 92. I WEATHER Unsettled!"" RALEIGH, N.C., TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1912 LAST EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS. , Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R.aleigh of any Other Newspajper SHIP WITH I Bells Tolled and Flags Weie Lowered As the Mackay-Bennett Steamed Into Harbor SCORES ON THE DOCK Cnlileship Reached Her Iock in Hnl ifnx This Morning Many People on tlit Dork Looking to Find ltd ativcs or I'lionds Among the I'n idontillod Dead l'i'et'niitions Taken to Luiird (lie Pier From the Merely CuriousBolls Tolled us Ship Come ami Flags Were Lowered lo Half Must. Halifax, April ::'.. -r While the city's church bells tolled ami the British flags fluttered at half must, the eabloshlp Maokay-ISonnott steam ed slowly into Halifax harbor this morning, bearing the dead picked up from the Bcene where the While. Star liner Titanic sank. She readied her dock In the navy yard shortly ufter iiilie-thlrty o'clock. As soon as'the ship was 'sighted down the harbor, the canvas curtains shielding the codins and einbalniers tents on the pier were lowered and twenty sailors from the Canadian cruiser Niobe lined up us a guard, a patrol boat was stationed in front of the pier to prevent any craft docking in the vicinity. Scores were on the dock, awaiting an opportunity to view the bodies of the uuidentilied, hoping they might find a relatives or friend. Following the Mackay-Bennett's arrival it was announced the total number of bodies aboard was one hundred and ninety. It was necessary to bury one linndreil and sixteen at sea. Among those brought to port were the bodies of two women. Her own flag at half mast, the death ship docked slowly. The aft deck was stacked with coffins men with stretchers came. -aboard and the work of removal began quickly. '-.'There was no doubt about the identification of Colonel Astor's body. In his pockets twenty-five hundred dollars were found and he wore a belt with a gold buckle. The body- of George B. Wiilener was so mutilated It was hurled at sea. At 11 o'clock the work of removing the bodies from the forward deck was completed. Mo:ie of the coffins thus far had been touched. The work of unloading the bodies was expected to consume the entire day. Among the bodies brought by the Mackay-Bennett was that Isador Straus. The cableship searched 110 square in lies near 'where the Tt' -a tiie sa lU. Astor's body was brought off. the ship shortly before noon and taken with the others to the morgue. Captain Gardner received interview ers and described the work of the Mackay-Bennett at sea. The total number of bodies found was three hundred ' and six. One hundred and sixteen, mostly mem hers of the Titanlc's crw and uniden tified, were consigned to the sea, and the 'remaining one hundred and ninety .were brought to Halifax. Only eighteen bodies of women were found afloat. Relies of the Titanic dotted the sea over an area of thirty miles square, Captain Gardner said. Doors, windows and chairs by the E MAY BE ARBITRATED New York, April 30, Grand Chief Stone, of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers, announced his be lief that the wage dispute between the engineers and eastern railroads would have to come to arbitration Tho numerous conferences between the mediators and disputants has prove futile. The engineers' representatives continue in conference this morn lug with mediators Nell and Knapp. Schooner Aground. Lewes, . Del., April 3(1. The schooner James Duf field, with a cargo of stone from Portlond for Philadelphia, went ashore In the fog. off Cape Henlopen. The crew of five .men was taken off by llfesavers. The schooner is, breaking up.. . DEAD I score were found floating, but to one of them were bodies lashed. In Beveral ..Instances there were groups of floating bodies numbering no or more, but none were lashed together. Astor was found standing almost erect in his life belt. '.'We buried so maiiy at sea," said Captain Gardner, simply because we could not accommodate them. We nad limited embalming supplies and It was absolutely necessary to con sign many to the deep. The majority of those sunk were unidentifiedd. Isinny Again on Stand. Washington, April So. The In vestigation into the Titanic disaster entered the final stages today. J. Bruce Isinay, managing director of the International Mercantile Marine, owners of the Titanic was recalled by Chairman Smith. Ismay indignantly denied he or any representative of his company attempted to reinsure the Titanic be tween the time she went down and the hour real news of the disaster became public. He asserted the wire less message which lie directed to Vice President Franklin from the Cnrpathla Monday '.morning,' April IS, 'did not reach that ofiicial until Wednesday, 17th. Ismay said the Titanic 'was not a "speed boat" bill hud been constructed under orders given by him to make her Hie big gest and best equipped vessel afloat. No cost limit was set Damage Suits Begun. . Washington. April HO. . Under proceedings in admiralty court, .1. Bruce lniav. managing director of the International Mercantile Murine, was summoned to appear this afternoon before a' commission er 'to irive testimony for use in the suit of Mrs. Louise Robbing, of New York .against the White Star Line. Her husband George Bobbins, was one of the Tltanic's victims. Sub- pocnaes also were issued for the sur viving officers of the Titanic. FACTORY IU ll.ll(i lU ltXF.I) l. .1. Reynolds Tobacco Company Loses $:00,000 Worth of Leaf by Fire, Hut Covered by Insurance, Winston-Salem, April 30 A spec acular blaze in the factory district here last night at 10 O'clock caused a loss of more than $400,000, The large building near the depot formerly owned by the American To bacco Company and just sold by them on Saturday to J. P. Taylor, of Taylor Brothers, .'tobacco manufac turers, .'was' destroyed. The building was valued at $40, nun with ?:'.(, ' insurance. . The B. ,T. Reynold.-) Tobacco Com pany had 3,5(10,000 pounds of leaf stored in the building which ; "was burned, entailing a loss of $;i00,(ilhi. The tobacco loss Is understood to be covered by insurance. A number of negro tenements in the immediate vicinity were burned and several other important indus trial plants were Seriously threaten ed for a time, but the lire was final ly gotten under control. The origin is unknown. WHAT A ( AT CAN l0 Ties the Settlement of mi Fsiate Worth $25,000. Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 30. A pet cat which was owned by Ben Dilley, a bachelor and wealthy hotel keeper, prevents the distribution of an estate of $25,164.91. According to terms of Uilley's will ills esta'e was not to be distributed while his two pet cats were living. Since hi-J death a few years ago one of tho cats died, but the other shows signs of reaching an old age, Former Judge Wheaton and V. S, Piddle, executors of the estate, have an accounting ready to file, and in it they say there Is a balance of $25, 104. HI. This fund must remain in trust until the cat die;', after which there are several persons t share in the estate. -MBS. I'll IFF It DF.AO One of Clmrlott'e Prominent Ladiey Pnss A way Funeral Today, (Special to The Times.) Charlotte, April '30. Mrs.:.' K. W. Phlfer died at her home In this city yesterday morning after an illness extending over several years The immediate cause of death was ap poplexy. The deceased had a wide acquaint ance and many relatives in the'nlgh est social circle of the city. Sha was forty-three years old. The funeral services will be held this af ternoon from the residence at four o'clock. NEW SCHOOL OF JOl ltNAMSM Notre Dame, lnd., April 30. A department of Journalism will be opened In the University of Notre Dame at the beginning of the school year next, September. Mex Pam, an attorney of New York and Chicago, has endowed the department. TORPEDO BEALE IS LAUNCHED Christened By Mrs. McLean Sketch of Great jfflifer ..Philadelphia,-... April .Mi. The 1'niied States torpedo boat lic.ilo was launched this aftehini.'i ut Cramps ship yard. Mrs. .loi.n It. McLean, of 'Washington, daughter of Lieutenant ...Edward Fit.:;;, -raid Beiilo, after whom the shiu vae named, christened' the lighter is she swung down the ways to the water. The new torpedo boat is a light ing machine of tho most modern type. She is 2 S ( feet long, with a beam, of 2S feet turd a displacement of 7 ill tons. Her draft is '. f. ei 4 inches ami she is expected -,u make a speed of ltd knots aii hour: She i:i equipped wi! Ii t li Iv.i'i torp.-do li Li-:-, live I h ree-ilaii : 1 1 ! i k and t wo machine guns. Lieutenant i!eale had ui adven turous career 'both in the fniioil Slates army and navy. After n signing, from flie navy in lx.",:.', he entered the army and was a bri gadier general. In 187(1 he was ap pointed I'nited States minister to Austria, a positon which he held with marked success. liiii most spectacular service was during the Mexican war, wner. hi acted as dispatch bearer u;ider the most hazardous circumstances.. In the latter part of 1 S4S he cried dispatches through Mexico at a time when capture mount almost certain death. . . . He died in Chester,'' la., on April 22, 1 8 Picnic TliuiMtiiv. The Jenkins Memorial Sunday school will picnic at Lakeview next Thursday... ' The train leaves at 7:."0: the fare is $l.mi for adults' and "inc. for clilldren. SUIT AGIST TIE HARVESTER TRUST S. Paul. .Minn., April ;'.0. Suit agamst, the International Harvester Company , chai'ging it villi being a monopoly in restraint of trade and asking that. it. be dissolved, was filed by the government in .the federal district court. The petition in. equity named seven corporations and eighteen individuals as being the rc sponsible .-heads of the hundred and forty million dollar harvester .cor poration, and sets forth charge that flip defendants control the majority of trade in harvesting- machinery in tho I'nited States "to the: great in jury to the farmer and general pub lie." It asks that a receiver be ap pointed. Will F.xpedite 'ii.se. Washington, Apil 30. The de partment of justice announced the anti-trust suit against the harvester company, will be expedited as much as possible. Attorney General Wick ershatn will file a certificate of ex; pedition, which -'will have the effect of removing the case to the I'nited States circuit court on appeals- for eighth circuit, thereby hastening the Issue on to I'nited States supreme court, where It is generally eonccd ed the case will be linally deter mined. FLOODS ARE STILL Terras, La., April 20. Narratives of destruction reached here from the flooded country north. Telegraph stations in the ..inundated territory report hundreds of families home less and farms and plantations in the upper Torras district under wa ter. Thirty families are reported destitute and marooned below Mel ville. i Florida Primary. Jacksonville, April 30 Florida's democratic voters today are express ing their choice between Woodrow Wilson and Underwood for the preid dential nomination. This is the stale's first presidential primary. The campaign is being hotly waged. Be sure you're right then don't lose your head, . ... II1FI MAY LOSE TEN IRE II Coloael Ted. Will Run Pcnu. Harrisonburg, Pa . Ai.vii "il. An attempt to wrest th.e .i (i.itriil of Hie Pennsylvania slate." I'epuhlii an con vention from the In.iuhi ;!' Colonei Koosevelt's followers v.n! 1 ma le o,i May 1st,- when the . retiublican late convention .con, ties, here tu select the ..twelve. d""h'j,.-i'tes-at-large to Chicago in June. ' If this tutempi fails, as Is confii'.eiiry predicted ! tlit- Uoosevelt iiirn hi i r. ; if is proh- ible that most e! t tell -'deleifates .It v. ill swing ": Veil tllel! , . leia He:e,,; credited to I're id.-ti: V; .... into line vttli uiuking u. i.oliil linn lo ('Incur ill M-lt. The ollii i:i ! ( ie,,i : i t ;t l Le.', con Vent loii give;.; I'm elf lit Titfl legates, uguihi.f J: il oi:el. The former : colli rols Con Vent iii, i act l.iu, ho 'c ef, Sei-reiary Hen5 .I'iiiladi-.li.iiia." a ry F, Walton, in Penrose' si!ipor.feiv n 1 1 ii 1.: buildi'ig its hopes of i-ii;i:;i;'!iig tiie' twelve delegates-at-!arge fur Tuft tin the prestige of the old I'cnruNe iir.icliiiie. Anolher side ' iigin ol'. llie coining coneiilion is ilii' iirohiible -overthrow -of Walton and- the appoiut inein of a Hoes'-yep i,i"ii ,:;; secre tary 01 .the F.'.cei- I ntlVeli; i;ll. If this Occurs, Senal u- . Penrose, will not even lie a dele-ate-at-luige lo the national republican riniv, niion a Chicago. His on'.i part will b" to sit in the state .' oaven: ion as 'a dele gate -"from the'i ighih ward. At tile Penrose headqiiarters here today, il was .conceded .that '..' !' g:.vs:tmen-at -lai'i-.'' attdPor ;- gi tie.ra'l state treasurer vHJnt the president ia I electors! woald ' named tn suit the Itoosevvli iieopie. It is thought, however, ti:;;!.. inaiiy of the -Itoose-velt siiproiiers 'Will back the ma chine in i he convention votes oh the slate otticiils. since their desire will have been satisfied when Kooseveli -delegate, in Chicago have . b' -eti tUinieil. C(M I.PN T I'lSOSIK l Ti: Solictor (.ivc l'p in Digu-t ami AsUs fer Coiiliniiaiice of tieili.v. .( Spi'i'ia 1 in The -S'i ines. i . Chariot ie. April So.--Out o," e;gji: or -ten prorecitioas in the enn nr criminal, court for Jleckl-nburg county just i iosed on the charge i f retailing tluiv was but one eorr. ir tion, that Hi' a negro ivmi-ii '.'i,n plead guilty to being a go-'ic; . ee:i for another ...woman who was indict ed, .tried and acquitted. .-liclm-George Wilson, in evident disgust at the long line of acquittals including the principal in the one ease .where another delcndant plead guilt:- .-.i--gested that judgment be siiu',cniie i upon the woman -who had coufesscl. T!. cape went to I lie jury howc-vr, and ii verdict of not guilty' .va- re t i. tied. ' P.iitisb Wai'sbiis lo Mevieo. W'athitigton, April S. The full ed Stales wiil not be the only gov ernment to send a vessel to Mexican waters. Information received at the state depart niclit it to the cITcd lhal a Hritis.h warship will he ofdercil (o .Mexico. A rumor nas reai lied hen- i hat. a French cruiser will also pill in appearance at one of the gulf ports of.-. Mexico very soon. ll!0 Persons Drowned. 'Smyrna.' April l!0. The steam er Texas, belonging to" the. Achf pelago .'American' Steamship Com pany, hi ruck a mine at the en trance to the gulf of Smyrna la-t night and sank. One hundred and tony persons aboard were drowned. A later report says ninety pas sengers out of the hundred and lilly-vix iil'ard the Texas when she wan 'blown up at the en trance of the Gulf of Smyrna last light, 'were rescued. It is lie lived the disaster was due to the Texas deviating from the course indicated by the pilot boat preceding her througn the mine Held. Vc iie.iielaii Cabinet KciilgiiN. Caracas, Venezuela, April 30. The Venezuelan cabinet resigned to day. The reason Is not Indicated. Many men will work hard lo get money, but only the few to koep it. i! Seeing International Convention Open- fid Today Great Work Accomplished fes :.i;iine . la.-, .'April .::. The ! i ! i annum tiieding of the lun-r- la iniia! KhKlergarlen fiiion open il ii.'s s .- - j as in I tie Hotel Chamber lain- iiid.r.. - The convention will ..-e on May if After the invocation and address of v i ' i ; 1 1 1 1 e Ijv Hie mayor, the dele- gaK;-. look up the regular -work of the i onvi u; ion. Miss Siella Wood. of Muiiieafi'iiis, 'making the (irst nd dre s oa The Kindergarten and the Kil :u .it a ! ,i ! 'OViirlel.':' Site was followed- b; ');! Klixiibfili liurrisoa. f 1 i bit a.!-o:-' Mi; ..'in:: V'atitlewalk.-r. f v: iiv.anl,' Mrs Ada M Hughes, f '! ' , i-i i i'i e : Mrs. .Mary it Page, of iiicar-c: :a:i-l M i -.-'.) .leaie Me K.ekie':', i In.; i ui i.e.-.. a i I of limn spoke on I In- ! -,il ifoiic 'The Nexl Kor- nl i'incii I." An i ' - ! ! : ; i i. 1 1 1 of kiiii!i-r.e;arten hand Uiirl.. was (.,.. -the at ! rai I ions of tin' of.eiiiu-: ses.-icui. 'I he exhibil in cluded . cVv'.ry ijosi-ihle phase of eliild's. v.dMi, f.'iif'i iliawing lo tin ma 1. 1; fa ( I u 'e of paper ait'tles. Toinorrtr.v will he givu over to com if: i i-e lue-'lings. '.villi a 1 1 1 clieiMi. Co the delegate:, al the. .Hotel f.lia mhi-rla in. I ti t lie evii jug an ad- iivss oil "The: Kiiideiiarien in Social .Life," will be mai!i hy Mjss Millie'-Laws, of Ciiicinniiii.: and on Municipal Recreation. Centers," by (lay l.i Phipps, of Cliicago. On May 2 and :!rd '-'. por's from t In1 western branches of ihc organi zation will lie heard: Mrs. Susan T. HaiTiinan will lecture on the Kroe bcl 'pflgri.n'age, aiul address." ; will be delivered by hr. irvini?"-K!ttt:. :!' Iowa City.'. and Miss Kle.nior Sniitli, of Cnicago,. OPENING SERVICES OF MISSIONARY UNION Til" Woman's 'Missionary.'. I'tiioh :Ue Albemarle Preshvur;. . will meet at the Presbyterian church ui inis ciiy, beginning -tonight and eon- I inning t h rough Tliursday.. Morn- iiL' mikI a ft ernoon sessions tt-iii.. be held '.n the -Siinday .-a.-hool room. ;iie evening.. -services-, .being held in. the. eh urcli audilori mn. Al the 'Vii'.ening- service this even ing ivr. W. Met'. While, pastor of the chinch, will make alt address on 'Home M issioiis." '.There, w ill he some special music, mid -r t.he direc- ion of .y rs. Horace 'Howell, choir director, and Miss Sadie Huneaii, organist. Among i he' numbers that will he sung are the. anthem "Praise Ye tile Father." by I'rof llageilorn, with incidental solos by Mrs. Dowell and Mr. Sligo; and "A New Heaven atiil a .New K.irth." from (laul's "Holy City,", by Mr. Sligo and choir. The piiblic is rordially invited to tiie service tlris evening. The Vlonel at Homo. New York, April "HO. - Cojonel Konsevelt return.".! from', ins cant pa'gn t liroitg'i Mas acliiisei is 1 h is afternoon and went to his Ou-lor 1'av home to await tne reiurmi lr.uu the .Massachusetts primaries l lien tod i. v. PRESIDENT GOES ON TRIP TO SAVANNAH Wa.dilngton, April I'.O.; -Prerident Tail returned from the Massai hu sclts campaign trip. His stay will be brief, lie Is schediied to leave this alternoon for Savannah, The president will visit Augusta, and at tend memorial services there for .hiss lale aide. Major Archibald Itutt. L'licm at Macon Iteunioii. Henderson. April l!0. -The skat ing rink at Hie farmers' wareljouse proved such a sucess, that yester day the commit! tcs who had il in charge, Mrs. M. J. O'Neil and Mrs. T. it. Manning, Waited upon Orren Randolph Smith, the ilosigner of Hie Stars and liars, and asked hint' 'to be Hie guest of the Vance county chapter at Macon, Ga. The chapter 'feels honored lo be repreBented at tho reunion by a vet- era n 'of- three wars: lieutenant in the war 'With Mexico; captain under Albert Sydney Johnston, in Utah in 1 858 : - major in confederate states' army. Major Smith considers this to be one of the great honors of his long life, and it was c 'dy welcome be ing brought to hi. V'iis dpvoted and charming frienu. ' .r O'Neil and Mrs. Manning. '''Jo, S.WF.II IJV Plt.AVIlltS l i.loiicl (irai ie, While in Water, Had His Supplication Answered. Washington. April :!0. Col. Archibald- (Iracie. f.. s. A., one of Hie survivors of the .Titanic, told of bis experience to l,iiiu persons in St. Thomas' Episcopal . church, on On Pont Circle. Kvery seat was taken and every aisle in the hull was crowded. Several women, who became faint from standing and the heat, had to he removed from the ih.frch. "Aiost of the l.iiun persons who pi hi d, Colonel (Iracie said, died from the .-hock of the cold water. "I am here to testify that I'ain a li iur. illusi ration of the el'licacy of o ay. i ." said Colonel (Iracie. "If i here ever u as ii direct answer -to prayer ii was on this occasion. I recall, while iii the w;lle'r swimming for lite, that I ihonght my last hour bail come and thai I asked the Lord 1,1 put tin- in i onim uiiicrii ion with my loved ones at iioiue. Sure i iiiiugh. lie did." SI.FW I- TIII1K l ;i AKKFL Hay, Wyni.-in, Ageil 17. Arresleil Try ing lo I tn y Auto. l)es .Moines, la.. April DO. Flay Wyiiian. 17 years old, was arrested hen- today, charged with the mur der .'of his -father; John W'ynian, at their home near Wicks, la. The body of the: dead man, with four bullet holes in it, was found in the kitchen early today by Mrs. Wynian. The liov was arrested while try ing id purchase an automobile. With him Was his sister, Mabel, 15 years olif. who is in charge of, i lie police matron.. . The sheriff slated that Wynian had confessed to killing his father iii a quarrel. WILLI VMS' A VSWKK Avks Thai' Parody lie Si ruck 'Out of CoiigT"sMonnl Hecoril. Wasliingl on, April Iiif- liecause of criiicislns of his recitation to the senate, a political parody on the Apostle's creed last Thursday, Sen- alor Williams, of Mississippi, order ed i iiat the parody he struck out ..of liis speech in the permanent copies or The Congressional Record. Sen ator. Williams expressed .astonish ment at 'what he said lie regarded as a misconstruction by many Chns- i inn. p 'Hide. . I I.AItK IN COI.OKAOO lleli-.i.iiiiin I iil i iiclcd to oo for Speaki'r l util (lie Lnsl. i '.' :. .L ' Springs, Colo., April till. The Colorado slate democratic convention adopted. -a resolution In strm'ing Colorado's delegation to the national'- democratic convention to sumiiu t: Champ Clark until such time as he Ho longer was a 'candi date or until released by him... An i ffi.Tt to have C.overnor Wilson, of Nev. .leisey, named as second choice, av-ij! .defeated ,'iTl! to '.','2. o IM'IIKHST IX FXPOSITIOX lai-M.: ''in Little Heed to Invila I ion lo Pari icipate, I .. t : 1 f 1 1 1 , April ;!u, -If is reported in 11 ' isian . circles in -.London that fne Kussian -government is not giving a very small sympal lietie reception to ihe invitation to participate in tho Pa nama-P'afHio ICxposition and thai American action wilh regard to the Jewish passport question has some thing to do wit h. t his attitude. It. is even said that an invitation awaits tiie expedition com mission at London that their projected visit to ' St.' Petersburg might as well he cancelled. (iOVF.KXMFXT KOAI) KXPFKT A VISITOK IX KALMKill. Mr. II. S Fairbanks, an expel" from the bureau of roads, I'nited States department -of agriculture, ai r'veii in tiie city today, and was cir lied by SupcrviHor Wiggs over !0 miles of road In Wake county. Ac companying i hem wore Serretnry Olds of Ihe chamber of commerce ami Mr. (leorge Norwood, county treasurer. . Centennial at Xew OrleaiW. New Orleans,' April 30,- Lonslana celebrated the centennial of its ad iiiIshIoii into the r.nlted States. Sec retary Knox Is Hie guest, of honor. The governor's of neighboring states and other distinguished guests attended. FLOYD HELEN PUT OH TRIAL His Case, the First One to Be Heard Taken Up Today By WytneviHe Court TRYING TO GET JURY A Large Venire Summoned and Con sidernblo Trouble ill (letting a Jury Was Kxpected Ijarge Num her of Mountaineers From Car roll County Attending Courts Mrs. Allen, Wife of Floyd, There Ilvtiaoi'diiuiry .Measures Taken to (iiiaril the Prisoners. Wythrville, Va., April 30. Floyd Allen was before the bar In curcnit court this morning to be tried for his. life for the part he played in the llillsville court tragedy March 11. His case was selected for trial first. The outcome will shape the state's methods in prosecuting the other five accused clansmen under guard in jail here. A large venire of citizens was summoned. It was expected considerable trouble would be experienced in getting a Jury. The day was spent summoning veniremen and witnesses. The latter will number two hundred. Indica tions are that delays will be experi enced -getting the witnesses from Carroll county. In being brought from the jail to the court house Floyd Allen had his first ride in an. automobile. His right leg was still In a cast, the result of the; wounds received in the pistol duel with. Clerk Dexter Goad. A great, crowd gathered at the spacious court hoiiBe til attend the trial. Many Mountaineers In Court. Wytheville, Va, April 30. A caravan of .mountaineers- traveling over rain-soaked roads from Hllls ville and the surrounding country, arrived "last night to participate in tho trials beginning today of the six members of the Allen gang Indicted for five murders in the Carroll coun ty court house, March 14, when the judge, prosecuting atorney, the sheriff, a juror and bystander were assassinated. More than one hundred witnesses have reached here. Some came part way by rail, others by horseback, while many drove all day in country wagons and camped outside the town. : Mrs. Floyd Allen Present. Mrs. Floyd Allen, wife of the man who was being tried in the Hills ille court when the shooting be gan, rode twenty miles from the mountains at daybreak in a canvas- covered wagon to the nearest rail road station. She is a thin, frail woman, wrinkled with age, upon whom rests heavily the burden of seeing her husband and two sons Claude and Victor, tried for murder. Mrs Victor Allen, three small chil dren, and Jasper Allen a brother of Floyd, accompanied her. (Extraordinary, measures are be ing taken, to guard the prisoners. The same terror that prevailed in Carroll county ut the mention of the Allen name has struck this place ami several deputies employell to guard the jail declined to Berve. Two detectives of the agency was detailed by 'C.overnor Mann to watch the pris oners, are in the cells night and day. BAPTIST ORPHANAGE GETS LARGE ESTATE Mr. and Mrs, W. L.Kennedy have donated their beautiful country home, "Cedar Dell," near Falling Creek, Lenoir county, to the trustees of the Thomasville Baptist Orphan age, together witli a splendid farm of 1,2110 acres, the whole represent ing a money value of $100,000. The gift Is conditioned on the establish ing of a branch orphanage there, and the trustees have unanimously decided to accept It and the branch will be known as the "Kennedy Memorial House." That the frlenda of the Thomasville Orphanage are delighted at the noble gift of this couple does not need to be Btated. Cincinnati Times-Star: Roosevelt'! opposition to the bosses la for spec tacular effect, like most of the otheq things he is doing in public at .the, present moment, v 4 I" ;' '- (
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