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UNSETTLED TIMES EDITION WEATHER THE LAST RALEIGH Vol. LXXII. No. 45. RALEIGH, N.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 4, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper. CITY SHOULD OPERATE IT Raleigh Citizens Want Waterworks Taken Over and Operated By City IMPORTANT MEETING Strong Resolutions Endorsing Course of Aldermen and Calling for Municipal Control of Water Supply Adopted--Hon. E.

C. Duncan Endorsed for President of Norfolk Southern--This County After a Postroad. The members of the chamber of commerce and other citizens in meeting assembled last night commended the board of aldermen in its efforts to make the Wake Water Company surrender its franchise, went on record as favoring municipal ownership of the waterworks, passed strong resolutions on the subject 'advocating securing from Wake county one of the three postroads to be built in North Carolina by the government and communities, endorsed Hon. E. C.

Duncan for president of the Norfolk Southern and requested the use of the A. and M. football field for a ball game Carolina and V. P. I.

in October. The meeting was held in the courthouse, the rooms of the chamber of commerce not being supplied with electric fans, and President Albert L. called the meeting to order promptly at 8:30 o'clock. Mr. Cox, after stating the objects of the meeting, asked Dr.

W. S. Rankin, secretary of the state board of health, to discuss the water from a health standpoint, and this Dr. Rankin did, he saying that the water is not dangerous, though it certainly is not wholesome. The water contains no dangerous substances, but the mud- in it is not calculated to do any good.

He advocated a new water supply. Questions were asked by Messrs James H. Pou and Josephus Daniels as to the danger from the calcium hydrochloride and alum placed in the water, and Dr. Rankin said these were in such small quantities as to be practically harmless. Mr.

Daniels then advocated giving the board of aldermen the hearty endorsement of the citizens, he saying that when merely property was in danger the people did not become alarmed, but that when their health threatened they became righteously indignant He thought the company's franchise should be revoked, it had been revoked, and the only thing the company has is its plant and secondhand mains Action ought to be taken at once, he urged, so that the city may own its own water supply. Mr. R. C. Strong agreed with Mr.

Daniels and thought it would be profitable and economical for the consumers if the city owned its plant. Mr. Pou's Remarks. Mr. James H.

Pou discussed the matter from a legal standpoint, pointing out the formation of the Wake Water Company and showing that the stock distributed as presents among some influential people in Raleigh and that all they had paid was an assessment of, 30 cents on the dollar to meet the niterest on the bonds, that had sold for sixty cents on the dollar Mr. Pou declared that the Wake Water Company is as dead as Hector, that receiver's certificates cannot be sold, (Continued on Page Seven.) (Senator A. 0. Bacon, of Georgia.) FOURTH TERM FOR SENATOR BACON. Senator A.

0. Bacon won the distinction in the recent state primaries of being the first man to be sent to the senate for four successive terms from Georgia. He won by a of 50,000. I MANY ARRIVE FOR OPENING Scores of A. M.

Students Came in Today--Begins Tomorrow Scores of students of the A. and M. College arrived in Raleigh today to attend the next session, which will begin tomorrow. From the number of young men already in the city and from those who have indicated their intention of taking the training at this college, it is safe to assert that the record for attendance will be broken. As in this paper many improvements have been made on the campus in the erection of new buildings, dormitories, and the is able to take care of a larger number than ever before.

In spite of these preparations President Hit is looking for a crowd that will tax the capacity of the dormitories. PRESIDENT AT CAPITAL. Welcomes the Scientists--Declines to Comment of Vermont Election. Washington, Sept. Taft arrived here from Beverly at 10:40 to formally open the Inter'national Congress of.

Applied Chemistry and to welcome the delegates at a white house garden party. He to stay at the white house tonight, leaving tomorrow morning for New York, New London and Beverly. He declined to comment Vermont election. THE FRAUD CHARGES IN SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, S. Sept.

the democratic executive committee of South Carolina, met here today to canvass the results of the recent primary, it was understood, that charges of fraud, Judge Jones, who was the candidate for the gubernatorial nomination against Mlease, would be thoroughly investigated. Included in the -charges are specific allegations of ballot-box stuffing. A new element of interest in the situation was added by the statement of Senator Tillman advising the committe against hasty action. Tillman warned the committee if it should declare Judge Jones the gubernatorial nominee and there was a suspicion of unfairness to Blease, the latter would run as an independent in the general election. THE WATERWAYS CONVENTION.

Meets in New London Today--Fifth Annual Meeting. New London, Sept. The fifth annual meeting of the u- lantic Deep Waterways Association convened here today for a unree day session. The delegates were welcomed to New London by the Mayor J. HampMoor, the president of the association responded on behalf of the visitors and the convention was formally called to order by the chairman to consider the regular business schedule.

The day's session comprsed a number of speeches by delegates in advance of. the intreaoastal canal project for which the association has been fighting for five years. President Taft wired a confirmation of his acceptance of the Assocation's invitation to visit New London. The President has decided upon September 6, the last day of the meeting as the day upon which to address the delegation. He will arrive in New London on the Mayflower by way of Long Island.

THE VOTE IN CALIFORNIA. Roosevelt -Johnson Forces in Cont ol -Wilson Democrats Win. San Francisco, Sept. Yester- day's primary election assured the Roosevelt-Johnson organization control of the state convention that will be composed of legislative nominees. San Francisco and Los Angeles gave heavy votes for the progressive candidates.

The progressives apparently carried a majority of eleven congressional districts. The contests among the democrats resulted in substantial victories for the Wilson forces over old Clark element, championed by former Congressman Bell. The vote yesterday was light, particularly in the northern part. In the local contest Miss Lucy Goode White, a socialist newspaper writer, was nominated. Rioting Among Convicts.

Jackson, Sept. -Rioting convicts confined in the bull pens broke out this afternoon and waged a battle with officials in the outskirts when thehy attempted to get over the walls. Militia companies were ordered to the prison immediate and orders were given to shoot the first prisoner who attempted to scale the walls. The fire department was called to the scene, some fires having been started by the convicts. HELLO! HELLO! 13 THAT PA THE RALEIGH.

COUNTY, WANTO COMMISH WELL YOU THIS FELLOWS 13 GO AN' PUT DOWN A LATEST KNOW WHAT MODEL FOR 1914 ROAD FOR TH' GOLF PLAYERS AND. ANYTHING CLUB ROAD TO IS ROTTEN ALRIGHT OLD BUT HILLSBORO THAT AINT ROADREFUSE TO DO HUH 2 COUNTRY THAT 1492. SPECIMEN TO THE FAIR WHERE YOU GROUNDS OUGHTO IS A DISGRAGE DO YOU GET ME 2 a I OF THE "AS A GENTLE REMINDER" BELIEVE BRITAIN WILL ABANDON PLAN Washington, Sept. diplomatic circles here it is believed the delay by Great Britain in asking for arbitration of the free tolls section of the Panama canal act, indicates that the London foreign office eventually will abandon the plan. It has been stated that the foreign office was withholding formal action pending a careful.

study of act. It is believed when the British government understands that the free tolls provision applies only to American coastwise trade, in which British shipping cannot participate in any event, the reason for an appeal for arbitration will disappear. New Members in Cotton Firm. Wilmington, Sept. 4.

Alex. Sprunt Son, of this city, the largest cotton exporting firm in theh world, his admitted to the firm three new members, these being Messrs. T. E. Sprunt, son of the late Alexander Sprunt, founder of the business, J.

Lawrence Sprunt, son of the senior member, Mr. James and Walter P. Sprunt, son the former, Sphunt. junior Thus member, a son Mr. and William two grand-sons of the founder of the.

business step in to take upon themselves the responsibilities of partnership. The business was established in 1886, and has grown with marvelous rapidity. Big Fire in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Sept. thousand persons are hunting homes as the result of a fire which destroyed a hundred and fifty buildings last night.

The loss is two and a half million dollars. Insurance only ten per cent. COLONEL WILL GO BEFORE COMMITTEE Washington, Sept. Roosevelt is expected to appear tober 2nd or 3rd before the special senate committee investigating campaign contributions, to testify regarding theh allegations of John D. Archbold, and Senator Penrose that Standard Oil Company gave a hundred, Requblican thousand National thousand commit- dollars tee of 1904, with his approval.

Chairman Clapp was informed unofficially that the colonel's speaking dates bring him east about that time. Condition of Cotton Crop. Washington, Sept. department of agriculture that the announced condition of the growing cotton crop on August 25, was 74.8 per cent of a normal. Condition in Virginia, eighty; North Carolina seventy-five.

Noted Geologist Dead. McGee, a noted antropologist, geologist and author, died today from cancerous growth. He had been ill several weeks. He was a native of Iowa, aged fifty-nine. WILSON IS MUCH PLEASED The Result in Vermont.

Very Gratifying to Him Editors Speaks to Seagirt, Sept. fact that the democrats more than held their own in Vermont, a republican state, and made substantial' gains, means business throughout the Governor Wilson said. The governor said the big democratic vote was very gratifying. "One thing is sure," said the governor, "the democrats did not lose any votes to the new party and the republicans lost. The results are certainly encouraging." Wilson declined to comment on the candidacy of James Smith, for the Jersey senatorship.

Wilson left at: 2 o'clock this afternoon for New York to consult with Vice Chairman William, MeAdoo, of the campaign committee. He will meet thirty editors of foreign language newspapers at the National Arts Club, at 5 o'clock and address dollar dinner given by the Wilson workingmen's league of New York. William Jennings Bryan is expected to meet Wilson within a few days. The governor was uncertain where he would meeet Bryan, whether here or on a speaking trip. "I expect to.

get in telegraphic communication with Mr. Bryan soon," said the governor. He has not seen Bryan since the Jackson day banquet in Washington last January. Wilson said the people all, over the country are clamoring for Bryan to speak. COUPE WILL NOT RETURN TO AMERICA Preston, England, Sept.

4. 4, -Thos. Coupe, former night clerk. of the Elks club, of New York City, an eye witness to the Rosenthal murder, says he is ready to help District Attorney Whitman in every possible way, but will not return to America. Replying to the prosecutor's wireless message that he return to America, Coupe cabled a refusal, saying he would make a deposition before an American consul in England.

Coupe says that while he did not see the actual murder, he did see the assassins speeding away in a grey automobile and that the police made no effort to follow it. He says had 110 easy time escaping the detectives who sought to prevent his departure from America. DEATH CLAIMS FUGITIVE Detectives With Warrant Arrive to Find Man Has Succumbed Baltimore, Sept. fugitive from justice for six months. death saved A.

S. Veach, of Mineral W. arrest here. With detectives trail, he arofroms rived here last week so ill that lie had to go to a hospital. Before he died Saturday he revealed his identity to the hospital authorities and requested them to notify his relatives.

Veach was charged with fraudulently using $1,000 given on a note indorsed by two farmers. Ostensibly the was to have settled the affairs the farm of which he was money, the head, and which had failed. Detectives: say they found Veach had invested in mining stocks. Fell Wrom Porch Neck Broken, Kinston, Sept, H. Burke, a prominent young man of La Grange, died in a singular manner at his home there.

Young Burke. who was about. 23 years of age, was talking to his father, on the front porch of their residence, and was leaning against a post when he suddeny fell to the ground, breaking his neck. It is not known whether Burke died from heart failure or the broken nock. He.

had been suffering from vaccination against smallpox, an epidemic of the disease prevailing in the little town. and was very weak. He was to stoop as though in pain before falling from the porch. When the elder Burke reached his son's side the young man was dead. John H.

Burke was very popular throughout this section, and was a leader in social circles in La Grange. He was a partner in the mercantile business headed by his father, W. H. Burke. The funeral was largely attended, and the interment was in Oakdale.

More Trouble Feared in Michigan Prison. Jackson, Sept. officials of Jackson prison declare they believed the presence of the state troops have thoroughly cowed the unruly convicts who figured in yesterday's riot, there was feeling in the prison circles that almost anything might happen within the next forty -eight hours. Warden Simpson may handcuff many of the bad men to the cell bars. ROOSEVELT MEN EXCLUDED State Committee Keeps All the Moosers Out of Republia can Convention TWO TICKETS EXPECTED Opening of the Convention Delayed Because of the Inability, off the Committees to Make Up the porary Roll-No Men Selected Except Those Who Swore Allegiance to President Taft--Thought the Moosers Will Put Out a Separate Ticket--Richmond Pearson Tried to Resign at National Committee Man But His Resignation Was Not Accepted.

WAKE FOREST ENROLLMENT Largest Enrollment In the History of the CollegeNew Dormitory (Special to the Times.) Wake Forest, Sep. With the largest enrollment of any previous year and with the largest Freshman Class in the history of the College the 78th session of Wake Forest College bids fair to eclipse all others in every respect. Already there are more students registered than during the entire part of any previous year and more are coming in on every train. Especially large is the number Raleigh has contributed. Already there are over 25 Raleigh boys registered while it is reported that more are yet to come.

There has been but one addition to the faculty this being Prof. Herbert Poteat who will occupy the Chair of Latin. All other members of the faculty are on the hill and are only waiting to let the boys get in before getting down to the fall work. In football the prospects are very bright. The whole line has returna while the majority of the field is also back.

The team will be started out tomorrow by Capt. Holding who will have charge of the men until Coach Thompson arrives next Monday. The capacity of the college is now taxed to its uttermost and it is a problem what will be done the ones yet to come. Practically every home dormitory, and boarding house in the city is taxed to its capacity. dormitory has long been full the boys have ande been seeking rooms in private homes.

These have been thrown open to the boys and they will be accomodated there until they can secure other places. The announcement that a new dormitory to accommodate one hundred and fifty students will be built is by far the best news that has been given to the Alumni of the college and the students in some time. Plans are already being drawn and work will start as soon as possible. The building is to cost $40,000 and while it will not be very handsome it will have all the requisites that are necessary to the comfort of the students. It will be lighted by electricity and will have steam heat.

also probable that running water will be put in all the rooms and every other convenience possible will be put in. Already the number registered runs over 400 and with each train bringing more students it is safe to say that the session of 1912-13 will be the best, by far, in the history of the college. Typhoon in Formosas. Amoy, China, Sept. typhoon Thursday destroyed many streets in Taihoku City, Formosas capitol, and devasted the northern districts of the island.

The tea crop is not seriously damaged, VERMONT CANDIDATES RUN CLOSE TOGETHER White River Junction, Sept. 4. -The close race between the three parties in yesterday's election was emphasized in a revision of the reof the vote for governor. Returns from- all but thirty-one small towns, give the candidates the following approximate vote: Fletcher, republican, twenty-three thousand; Howe, democrat, eighteen thousand; Metzger, progressive, fourteen thousand: Smith prohibitionist, fourteen hundred. The failure of the republican candidate for governor to obtain a majority for the first time in the statee's history in an election preceding a presidential election, causes the election of governor to be made by the legislature.

The republicans probably will have a substantial majority in the legislature. The strength of the progressive vote featured the election. The falling off in the republican vote was marked. The fact that the republican majority in Vermont fell below twentyfive thousand indicates, according to political praphets, the defeat of the republican national administration in November. BLUEJACKETS CAPTURE VESSEL Get Small Steamer That the Nicaraguan Rebels Had Seized.

Washington, Sept. -American bluejackets from the cruiser Glacier, under Ensign Comana have recaptured from the Nicaraguan revolutionists a small steamer the rebels seized near Corinto and took to the bay of Feenseca to transport insurgent troops. Admiral Southerland's cable reporting the capture does not state the time nor say it there was fight. WOMAN SUFFRAGE IS LOST IN OHIO ELECTION Columbus, Ohio, Sept. -Additional returns from yesterday's special election on amendments to the Ohio constitution, confirmed early indications that all amendments were ratified except equal suffrage and good roads.

The suffragists declare their fight will continue despite the black eye given it by the voters. Iowa Progressive Convention. Des Moines, Sept. of the prospective candidates for state offices occupied the attention of the delegates to the first lowa progressive convention which assembled to name the state state ticket. Progressives who have opposed the third party movement predieted the uninstructed delegates would control the convention.

Fleet Out On Drill Grounds. engaged yesterday in experimental Airing tests off Tangier sound, passed out to sea today, and were euvering off the southern drill grounds, Norfolk, Sept. -The battleships of the Atlantic Fleet having Charlotte, Sept. The opening of the Republican state convention here today was relayed after 3 o'clock by the inability of state committee to complete the makeup of the temoprary rill. All Roosevelt men were excluded and only those who swore allegiance to President Taft were The moosers held a causuc this morning and appointed a committee to investigate and report back at 3 o'clock as to the best course to pursue.

It is thought that the moosers will put out an entirely separate ticket this afternoon. Richmond Pearson attempted to resign as national committeeman but his resignation was not accepted. Situation Unique. The status affairs was decidedly unique. Two wresterdas were represented in the persons of State Chairman John M.

Morehead, former National Committeeman E. C. Duncan, District Attorney A. E. Tolton representing the "administration" and the National Committeeman Richmond Pearson, former Senator Marion Butler and brother, George Butler, and Col.

V. S. Lusk, representing the so-called Progressives. or perhaps more accurately styled, "Roosevelt Republicans." They all had come in response to the call issued by state chairman Morehead, acting in accordance with the decision of the State executive committee, which met recently in Greensboro and which is best known by reason of its pasage of the Mott resolution, defining just who would be entitled to participate in the councils of the Republican party, those would support the National Republican ticket. It was expected of course that the Taft leaders and their friends would be in evidence but the presence of National Committeemen Pearson, the Buttlers and others of the Bull Moose clan was decidedly out of the ordinary.

It was generally thought that they would be consorting with others of the Roosevelt persuasion in Greensboro yesterday instead of coming on to Charlotte. Attitude of Progressives. Colonel Pearson, head of the Roosevelt following in the State, was asked about this very thing and in response he declared, in behalf of himself and his associates: "Our position is that we have never joined the Progressive party and therefore have never left the Republican party, and the effort to drive us out has been unsuccessful. I can perhaps best eplain byb reading from (Continued on Page Heven.) (Blanche Bates.) BLANCHE TO MARRY DENVER MAN. Blanche Bates, the actress, who has been spending her summer vacation in a suburb of Denver, has announced her engagement to be married to George Creal, the police commissioner of Denver.

The prospective husband of the Belasco star is an editorial writer on the Denver News, and is widely known through his magazine writings,.