MEN IHER UP"
Arrested For Wholesale Stock
Gambling.
FIVE OF THEM MILLIONAIRES
- 'K
Twenty-Nine Indictments Returned
Against Prominent Brokers in the
Business World Fqp Conducting
"Bucket Shops" From Missouri
Biver to Atlantic Coast—Placed
Under Heater Bonds—Trials at
Early Date.
Washington, Special.—The govern
ment of the United States Saturday
made its first vigorous onslaught
upon stock gambling which in scope
practically covers the country from
the Missouri river to the Atlantic
coast.
Brokers' offices in New York, Phil
adelphia, Jersey City, Baltimore, Cin
cinnati and St. Louis were raided
simultaneously at 11 o'clock Eastern
time Saturday by special agents of
the Department of Justice, who were
armed with bench warrants issued
by the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Conspiracy indictments in which
twenty-nine persons are named —five
of them said to be millionaires, and
all interested in brokers' offices in
large cities of the United Sta>es,
were returned by the Federal grand
jury of the District of Columbia
upon evidence which agents of the
Department of Justice had been
gathering for more than a year. The
indictments were withheld on' the re
quest of Attorney General Wicker
sham, so that the Department of
Justice detectives might make the
raids simultaneously upon the places
suspected of being "bucket shops."
The theory of the conspiracy in
dictments is that every man who was
connected in any way with the op
eration of the firms which did busi
ness in the district, had entered int«
a oonspiracy to relieve people of
their money.
Violation of the law, upon convic
tion, entails a maximum penalty of
SIO,OOO fine and two 3-cars imprison
ment.
All of those arrested were placed
under heavy bonds.
President May Visit Durham.
Washington, Special, —President
Taft may visit Durham the latter
part of May or the first of June to
lay the corner-stone of the National
Religious Training School and Cha
tauqua for the colored race. An in
vitation to be present ou the occasion
of the dedication of the proposed
building was extended Saturday by a
delegation of prominent white citi
zens.
The President reiterated to his vis
itors previously expressed views to
the effect that he favors the prac
tical training of the colored race.
Six Banks to be Indicted.
Pittsburg, Pa., Special.—All of the
present and former councilmen
known as the Big Five have now told
their stories to the graft investigat
ing committee. The indictment of
six hanks ns corporations and other
startling sensations are expected as
a result. The graft prosecution is
now busily engaged preparing cases
for the trials. It is possible that three
judges will sit in criminal court dur
ing the opening days of the trials.
First Place For Virginia.
Charlottesville, Ya., Special.—ln
the Southern Intercollegiate track
meet here Saturday, in which five
States were represented, the Univer
sity of Virginia won first 'place,
Clcmson second, Wake Forest, with
siv representatives, won fifteen
points, which gives her third place
and Carries away five medals.
Glass Trust Investigation.
Pittaburg, Special.—United States
District Attorney Jordan said that
investigation by the Federal Depart
ment of Justice into the business of
the Imeprial Window Glass Com
pany had been completed and evi
dence purporting to show that the
corporation has violated the Sher
man anti-trust act is ready for pre
sentation to a special grand jury
which had been drawn.,
Volcano'B Horrible Roar.
Professor Rieco, director of the
Mount Etna Observatory, has been
forced to abandon bis post after
passing hours of terror at the vol
cano. He says:
"One could not stand the deafen
ing and horrible roar of the volcano
for more than one day. It would cer
tainly drive him mad." A river of
lava from the active crntors of Moont
Etna has invaded Lisi Plain, flow
ing in the direction of Cisterna and
Regina. Borrello does not appear to
be in danger. Another stream is
advancing slowly toward Mount
Noeilla.
Snprtme Court Justice Clear.
New York, Special.—Justice Ed
ward E. McCall, of the State Su
preme court, explained Saturday his
financial transactions with Wm. H.
Buckley, legislative agent for the
fire insurance companies, which sat
isfied Mr. Hotchkiss that personal
friendship accounted sufficiently for
the questionable aapest certain inci
dents had first seemed U wear.
"WILL RUN ITS COURSE"
The Philadelphia Street Car
Strike Not Settled
Philadelphia, Special.—All peace
negotiations are again off in the Phil
adelphia street car strike and both
sides are now marking time. The
latest effort of the representatives of
the American Federation of Labor
were without result and it is de
clared that so far as they are concern
ed the strike "will run its course."
The stumbling block appears to be
the reinstatement of all the strikers
in their old positions to be followed
by the adjustment of differences. The
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany declares it will take back all
the men but will not displace any
of its loyal men in favor of strikers.
To the men not given regular runs
the company will pay $2 a day until
they get a regular position.
Soldier in Prison Draws Pay.
Seattle, Wash., Special.—Capt.
Peter C. Haines, Jr., now serving a
term in the penitentiary for killing
William E. Annis (whom he declared
violated his home) will lose his
position in the army when the bill
introduced recently by Representative
Slayden, of Texas, becomes a law.
The bill provides that if an officer of
the army commits a felony and
serves a term in the penitentiary he
shall be separated from the army
service the same as if he were dis
missed or had deserted. The purpose
is to relieve the War Department
from the embarrassing situation of
carrying Captain Haines on a leave
of absence because he cannot be
tried military fashion until his re
lease from civil authority.
The Needs of Foresight.
New York, April 1,
1845, Professor Morse and his asso
ciates offered to sell his telegraph
invention, now used in every eivilzed
country, to the government, for SIOO,-
000.
To-day in this country alone, the
Morse system is capitalized for $220,-'
000,000.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell
offered to sell his telephone patents
to the Western Union Telegraph
Company for SOO,OOO, but the officers
of the company said it was only a
tov and had no commercial value.
Tlii* same toy, according to the
annual report of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
just issued, earned $150,000,000 last
year, and has now more than 5,000,-
000 telephones in use throughout this
country. '
Unruly "Children" Fighting.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, By Cable.—
Serious anti-Peruvian riots occurred
during Monday night. Mobs at-
the Peruvian legation at
Quito and the consulate here, tear
ing down the Peruvian colors and
dragging them in the dust. Many
Peruvians were assaulted and their
property to the value of $20,000 de
stroyed. The rioters demanded war
with Peru.
Texas Bank Dynamited.
Houston, Tex., Special.—Robbers
dynamited the safe of the Oakwoods
State Hank Monday, securing sf>,ooo
and making their escape.
Fire Chief Electrocuted
Bedford, Ind., Special.—Directing
a fight,against an apparently incen
diary fire in a store building here
Monday, Herschel Harp, chief of the
fire department grasped a live elec
tric wire ar.d was instantly killed.
Forbid Drumming on Trains.
Washington, Special.—The consti
tutionality of the Arkansas statue
forbidding the drumming on trains
for business for physicians, bath
houses, hoarding houses and hotels
was upheld Monday by the- supreme
oourt of the United States.
Pittsburg Graft Cases.
Pittsburg, Special.—The trials of
councilmen indicted in the recent
eouncilmanic fraud exposures begarf
Monday in criminal courts. Two for
mer members of councils pleaded no
defense. Many others under indict
ment failed to answer to their names
when the trial list, comprising 44
names, was read. Deputy sheriffs
were sent out to bring in the missing
men.
Bank Robb«d of 910,000.
Norfolk, Neb., Special.—The First
National Bank of Randolph was dy
namited Monday by three masked
men and robbed of SIO,OOO in gold
i*nd currency. The town marshal
was held a prisoner in a room at
the bank while seven explosions
wrecked the vault.
Philadelphia, Special.—Robert W.
Patterson, formerly editor-in-chief of
the Chicago Tribune, and one of the
most widely known newspaper men in
the United States is dead. The cause
of death was appoplexy.
_ Railroad Bill* Rough Ride.
Washington, Special.—Widely di
verging views on regulative control
of eotnmon carriers, includin? a split
minority presentation, are expressed
in reports which accompanied the
submission of the railroad bill to the
House by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Chairman Mann will act ss spon
sor for the bill, though opposed to
the oommerce court and others of iU
provisions.
THE POLITICAL ETNA IS AGAIN ACTIVE.
DEATH OF JUSTICE BREWER MAY ALTER
. RESULT OF BIG TRUST LAWSUITS
Whether Standard Oil, Tobacco and Corporation Tax Cases Must Be Reap
gued For Benefit of N3W Member Depends Upon Existing Status Be
fore Supreme Court—Decisions May Be Delayed Until Fall.
Washington, D. C. —Three Impor
tant causea now awaiting determina
tion by the United States Bupreme
Court may be entirely changed In
their progress and final results In
consequence of Justice Brewer's sud
den death. These are the Standard
Oil, Tobacco and corporation tax
cases. This litigation may be af
fected by Justice Brewer's in
two ways:
1. A rehearing of oral arguments
may be required in one or all of the
cases.
2. Delay In reaching a final deci
sion may follow because of the part
taken by the late Justice In moulding
conclusions arrived at by the
Court—lf that stage was passed.
Under no circumstances will It be
necessary to institute new proceed
ings or bring any of the eases now
pending throußh all the processes of
the lower courts. The Department
of Justice will be In no way affected
by the prosent situation. It is one
with which the Supreme Court alone
can deal. The surviving members
must determine for themselves
whether a rehearing of arguments
is necessary In one or more of the
cases. Such conclusions will depend
entirely on tho status of the various
•uits.
It Is the supposedly Invariable cus-
I torn of the Supreme Court to as-
I nemble on the Saturday following the
termination of verbal arguments in
any specified case. A vote Is then
taken and some Justice is designated
to formulate the final opinion of the
court. This procedure is believed
to have been followed In the Stand
ard Oil, tobacco and corporation tat
cases, more than one Saturday having
elapsed since the final argument in
the cause last heard.
If the court divided evenly in the
Standard Oil case, Justice Brewer
voting against sustaining the Govern
ment's contention, a rehearing would
not be required, as the Government
would win with a- divided court; If
Justice Brewer voted in favor of the
Government, a rehearing would bo
essential. If the vote stood 6 to 3,
either for the Government or the
SUndard' Oil Company, there would
be no necessity for a rehearing unless
Justice Brewer's vote was such as to
romove tho Government's possible
chance of getting the decision by a
divided court.
The tobacco cases are different In
many respects from that of the Stand
ard Oil. The decision of the lower
court was mixed, and both the Gov
ernment and the Tobacco Trust took
apncals. it Is not considered prob
able that Juetlce Brewer's vote co.ilfl
havo been such aa to render essen
tial a rehearing of arguments in
these cases.
The same is true of the corpora
tion tax cases. The Government
would not win by a divided court
and there seems to be no chance by
which the vote of Justice Brewer
could affect the" result in such a way
as to make a rehearing necessary.
In some quarters It is not believed
that the court took a vote on tbe
Saturday following the Standard Oil
and corporation tax cases, and that
the matter of decision is still open.
Attorney - General Wlckersham
aaid:
"I see but one possibility of Jus
tice Brewer's death causing a rehear
ing in the Standard Oil and Tobaeco
Tputt caces. Th* matter would He
entirely nt the discretion of the
court. If the court stood tour to
four on a proposition, it*ln probable
that a rehearing would be ordered
rather than allow the death of a
member to decide the case. The
court might consider that Justice to
the country and to the litigants
would be oerved better by awaiting
the appointment of a pu*' , ?spir » n ;l
hoOng a rehearing for his boneft.
That Is the only possibility of. the
case* being reooened."
Associate Justice Mood?
Back On Bench in tl» Pall.
Boston.—The physician to A»oo
ciatc Justice William H. Moody, of
the United States Supreme Ourt,
said: "It Is our expectation that Jus
tice Moody will be well enough to
be back at. his work next fall. Dr.
Reglnnld_H, Fitts saw Mm about
three woe':s ego and he told the Jus
tice that he wquld be ab'o to return
to Washington In tbe fall. Hr. Pitt#
la entirely optimistic as to the nlti
roate recovery of Jratiee Moody to
dnty la WaaUtngton"
—Cartoon by Enright, in t'ao Now York Globe.
A peculiar situation exists in re
gard to the Standard Oil case. The
suit was instituted under Justice
Moody's direction during his service
as Attorney-General. Should the
Court wait for the President to ap
point another Justice, even then only
eight members of the court could act
on the case by reason of this elimina
tion of Justice Moody. Four would
then constitute a majority for the
Government, as it would now for
both the Government and for the
Standard Oil if decided by a bench
of reven, duo to the death of Justice
Brewer.
Those most famlllnr with opinions
heretofore rendered by tlio Supreme
Court predict that Justices Harlnn,
Day, McKenna and Lurton will hold
for the Government in the Standard
Oil and Tobacco cares. Chief Justice
Fuller and Justlco White are regard
ed as likely to be adverie. The atti
tude of Justice Holmes Is one which
causes much conjecture.
As the most conservative member
of the Supreme Bench it is believed
Justice Brewer would havo aligned
himself with those antagonistic to
the Government's contention in those
case 3. It Is regarded thnt the cause
of Government pro;-crutions against
corporations has been materially
strengthened by the death of Justice
Brewer.
As Justice Brewer advanced in
years be became more conservative.
In matters that appertained to the
extension of the regulatory power
of the Government, In matters that
related to the broadening of the Fed
eral authority, the tendency of Jus
tice Brewer was to be highly con
servative. This wm especially truo
of his later decisions.
The views entertained by Justice
Brewer regarding great aggregations
of capital, as Indicated by various
public, utterances, were in part:
"The ovils havo been in the re
bates, tho granting of snecial privil
eges that gave unfair ail vantages in
competition and In the manipulations
of stocks and bonds by thoso in con
trol.
"When privato capital Is used to
perform public service, it fthould bo
made subject to.the srme nubllcity."
Washington, D. C.—Justice Brew
er will bo remembered for many
notable utterance*?.
"We stand like a mythological
Hercules, the giant of the nations,
and If wo do not havo his club, we
havo the 'big stick' of Theodore
Roosevelt," he said in- a sneech de
ll#ered at Baltimore In 1908. In the
same speech he said:
"Wo are mpntfe3tin,T n fondness
for military and ne.*val p-owes.
"We want the biggest yachts, the
most expensive and swiftest trains.
"Our growth Is devoloping a habit
of extravagance. We have been most
unwisely discounting the future.
Debt-paying has become almost a for
gotten duty.
"Do I err when I say that size Is
one of the obvious facts in our ma
terial life? Is it strange that at
every county fair we look for the
largest steer, the fattest hog, the
biggest potato and the longest ear
of corn? Is It any wonder we pay
prizes for the family with the most
children, point with pride to the
mother with twins and triplets and,
then, for fear we shall not grow fast
cough, welcome each year to our
shores 1,000,000 immigrants? On
nil sides is a vision o& greatness.
Magnitude impresses us in every di
rection."
Mr. Brewer at Atlantic City said:
"I that an all-wise Provi
dence had a hand in the rise of this
great country to a world power that
Is able to dictate pence Instead of War
throughout the world. America is In
a position to promote the brother
hood of man, and the roost powerful
influences of public opinion are tend
ing in that direction."
King Frederick of Denmark Calls
United States Model Nation.
Copenhagen.—King Frederick de
clared that the United States was the
model for all nations. This etnres
sion was made to American Minister
Egan. who having recently returned
to th> Dani«h capital was frecelvod lit
R"dience. Mr. Eran broi-rht a per
pSnal ni&ssago to the King from
President Taft. Dt'ring a conversa
tion of nearly rn hour the Danish
monarch esbfb'teri m intelligent ac
noalntan*e wit*i and deep sympathy
in American affairs.
TAR HEEL NEWS NOTES.
The Latest News of Import
ance to The State.
Awful Death by Hydrophobia.
December 3rd last, Wesley Artist
and Julius Itoviie were bitten by a
mad dog: near Stan tons burg. Both
men were sent to Raleigh, whore they
took the Pasteur.treatment, being dis
charged on December 27 th as cured.
Friday night last, Artist was taken
violently ill, when physicians were
sent for and at'ter a thorough ex
amination they diagnosed the ease as
hydrophobia. Between paroxisms of
the most intense suffering, the victim
begged those him to kill him
and put him out of his misery. Ho
frothed at the mouth, vomiting up
the greenest of green stuff. It took
seven men to hold him, who, after a
while took him to Kureka tied, where
he died a few hours afterwards in the
guard house.
Scottish Soci3ty of America,
Over a hundred loyal sons and
daughters of Set land gathered in the
auditorium'of the Southern Presby
terian College at Ked Springs Tues
day and organized the Scottish So
ciety of America.
The following officers worn elected:
President, A. 1). McGill of Roekfish;
secretary and trpasurer, 11 1,. Me-
Bryde of Favptteville; vice president,
1). I'. McKnehem, Dillon, S. Col.
E. F. Mel'ne of Hed Springs, Ilector
Mcßae of Maxton, Neill McEachern
of Wilmington and Alexander Mc-
Ketizie of Hed Springs.
The executive - committee is coin
posed of the following-named gentle
men: Messrs. J. ]'. Currie of Cum
berland county, Daniel Hugh Mel#>an
of Harnett county, Hamilton McMil
lan of Robeson county, Colin McNnir
of Vance county, 1). A. McGregor of
Alison county, Wilton McLean of
Robeson county, Archie A. McMillan
of Scotland county, Duncan McTvcr
of Lee county, l'rof. .1. It. Carlyle of
Wake county and J. L. McLaurin of
Edinburg, Scotland.
May 18 will be Scotchmen's Day at
Red Springs and a large attendance
is anticipated.
Dynamite Placed Under Dwelling.
The preliminary hearing of George
.Edwards, ehrirued with placing three
sticks of dynamite under the dwell
ing of ex-Sheriff Thompson, came off
Tuesday.
The facts brought out were as fol
lows: "Robert Thompson, Jr.," ac
cording to evidence of Edwards,
"hired.Edwards to place three sticks
of dynamite under the dwelling of
ox-Sheriff Thompson, directly under
tlie sleeping apartment, and lire the
fuse, which he did." The fuse burn
ed only half its length and went out.
Robert Thompson, Jr., was arrest
ed and placed under S4OO bond but
he skipped. Edwards was taken be
fore Judge Long, who is holding
court, and hound over to the fall term
iif court, in a bond of $2,500. He
failed to give liond and is now jail,
ludge Long issued a bench warrant
for Thompson, and if found fixed his
bond at $4,000.
Ex-Sheriff of Sampson Pardoned.
A. W. Aman, former sheriff of
Sanlpsnn county, serving 4 years for
embezzlement of $12,000 county funds
while sheriff, was pardoned Monday
by Governor Kitchin on account of
a diseased left leg that it is feared
will have to he amputated. He was
sentenced at the October Sampson
court in 1908.
Fruit Growing Industry Fine
State Emtomol(igist Franklin Sher
man iu a bulletin issued Monday
says tlinl the fruit growing industry
iu the Stnte is iu a better condition
than it has ever been in; that the
growers are planting the orchards in
telligently iu advance, taking into
consideration the matters of frost,
cultivating, spraying and. varieties;
Majority Want Baby Girls
Girls are* iu demand in Georgia,
Tennessee, North and South Carolina
and Alabama, according to Dr. W. E.
Sumirierall, superintendent of Grady
Hospital, Atlanta, On. Mr. Summer
all had two babies to give away and
says he received more than sixty re
quests, the majority of them prefer
ring a baby girl. Most of the re
quests for babies came by delivery
and registered letters.
North Carolina Vets at Mobile.
The headquarters of the North Car
olina Veterans during the Mobile
reunion will be located in the Mitchell
building, on the west side of Water
street. The hospitable citizens of
Mobile have made ample arrange
ments for the free entertainment of
all veterang who cannot pay for their'
meals and lodging. It is necessary
that those veterans who desire free
entertainment should at once notify
Mr. Geo. T. Lyndall, Chairman of the
Encampment Committee, in order
that accommodations may be secured
for thorn.
Ballet Found in Mouth.
State, Senator Edward L. Travis
is at the Memorial hospital in Rich
mond for removal of the bullet with
which he was wounded by E. E.
Powell of Scotland Neck. The bullet
ias been located by means of the
•c-ray yi the lower part of the mouth,
Ait has not yet been extracted.
TARHEEL
Hews, Notes . Gathered From AO
Part* of the Old North gtaU.
Condensed Hews Paragraphs.
The county Democratic executive
committee at Durham named June 25,
at 3 o'clock for the oriuiaries.
Carl Kely, who shot and killed
Tayloe at Washington, is in the peni
tentiary for safe keeping.
Mrs. Whit Blackwelder, of Ashe
ville, was killed by a bolt of light
ning passing through the roof of th*
house.
Mrs. Kate Howell was burned to
death fighting a forset fire near Fay
etteville.
Representative John O. Grant of
the Tenth District was renominated
at a convention held Saturday at
Asheville.
Lawrence May, while cutting trees
near Sta'tesvillc?, was caught beneath
a falling tree, and fatally injured,
lie is froth liock Ilill, S. C.
Grading on the proposed new load
from \\ hitevillc to Bladenhoro vjil
be; ;in in about two months
Five women >»t Washington went
out of town to settle a dispute by
tlghtirg. They pulled hair, tore each
others skirts and scratched faces.
The sheriff placed the quintette in
jail.
It is alleged that Baxter Shemwell
('apt. S. I'. Tucker to stop
tiie train at Lexington Thursday
night. This is the second offens#.
Dr. John Spicer and M. Daunen
berg were bound over to the higher
court at (ioldsboro under a $. r >o bond
for exceeding the automobile
limit.
Miss Marcia Myers Sponcor For North
Carolina Division
Washington, N. C., Special.—Miss
Marcia Myers, of this city, has been
appMnted by General Julian S. Carr
as sponsor for the North Carolina
Division, Confederate Veterans, at
the Confederate reunion to be held in
Mobile, Ala., April UO-L'S, 1010. Misi
Myers has served as maid of honor
at quite a number of Confederate re*
unions held throughout tlie Southern
States during the past two or three
years, anions which were the Confed
erate reunion at Nashville, Tenn., in
June, 1005, ""lien she uerved as maid
of honor for th« Army of Northern
Virginia, having been appointed by
General C. Irvin Walker, of (Charles
ton, S. C. She was also maid of
honor for the Suns of the United Con
ledeate Veterans of Virginia at their
reunion in Birmingham, Ala., in June,
190H, and maid of honor at the Con
federate reunion in Louisville, Ky., in
100(1. Miss Myers especially nppre
iat.es this last honor to become ft
sponsor in an Alabama city, as she
iccame a Daughter of the Confeder
acy partly through respect to the
memory of her two uncles, Herbert
' . Warren, on General Wheeler's
■»' afT, who was killed in Hood's re
reat from. Atlanta, and Frederick
Warren, who died after the war from
•the effects of wounds sustained dur
ing the war. Loth men were residents
>f Montgomery, Ala., and warmly es
poused the cause of the Confederacy.
Court PunisheT Halifax Citizen®.
Judge (J. W. Ward fined L. R. Car
ter SSO and sentenced C. T. Lewis to
10 days in jail for interfering with
veniremen in the I'owell murder case
in Halifax county. Carter was let
off with a llnp on account of the death
of his mother the. day previous
Lewis could not escape sentence.
Postmaster.! Appointed
Post masters appointed : - T)rumhiH
Gates county, Benjamin L. Russell,
vicfc E. R. Draper, resigned; Higdon
ville, M aeon county, James L. llig.
don, vice W. 1,, lligdon, resigned}
Pates, Robeson county, Hugh Mon
roe, vice R. W. Livermorc, resigned}
Shannon, Robeson county, Lawreac*
to. Currie, vice J. E. Singleton, de
ceased.
Meeting National Guard Officers.
The annual meeting of the Nation#!
Guard Association of North Caro*
lina will be held in Ralcigb thia
week. The meeting will be one foil
the instruction and benefit of'ttu
officers of the North Carolina Nation
al Guard.
Collector's OISc? Not Removed.
Commissioner of Internal Revenvfl
R. Et Cabell has decided am" advia#fl
against Winstou-Saiem in the luattefl
of transferring the collector's otliafl
from Statesville to the Twin City.
■ »
Bank Deporitors Will Recover. fl
Mr. O. E. Snow, an attorney .*■
Pilot Mountain, has heen appointel
by Judge E. B. Jones as the receir«
for the Pilot Bank and Trust CooH
pany, application for a receiver bafl
ing been n-ade to him at Shelby ifl
Mr. S. L. Rogers, of the North CarH
lina Corporation Commission.
It is the opinion of the
«MIII that the bank depositors will gfl
tlieir dc.xwits in full and that (■
I. •v will fall on the siockbcUUfe. I