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r THE WEATTGIC : 4 T Thunder .showers Saturday ; Sunday '"WORMED ABOUT BOOMgf probably, fair, light variable winds. rrn, A" little Business Local In The Star will put in touch with everybody who has . house or rooms to rent. Or If you want roomers or renter, you 'can easily- find them by investing -2tt cents in a wonderful little advertisement. J -. - - .1 f . VOL.. XCII KO ' HO. ; .r...'?v-."-- , ,. .. , ' '", .. - .... ... . "' . . ' V .' ' ' ' ' REGUtfARs pay; tribute mm pnucpucn :'.iv.-A tnna-LSi - t v:-; nmin hrb nnr -;iiriinif Silver BuglCalitResbunds ' ' . , . y-' ;;''; ...". ;w- .;.i O'er the Historic Hills of : Qebiirg. v s-.- J" THE HATIOir S FLftG UHFURLED President ;Wilorf Addressee V.eterans of the Blue ' and Gray oh Battle- field Where Je and Meade IV MadeTHrstory. i " Gettysburg,; Pa.r! July, .--The UiiU-1 ed States 'regular .; army ' paid : tribute today- to ' the thousands-who; sleep 'tin der the "hills" of Gettysburg. Some where down -In .the heart .of, the tent ed city a bugle' 'sang-, out " in silver sweet call, .that wandered over, the field where; Lee' and" Meade made ' his tory. The , big ,Qag before the" head quarters of Cjen ! Liggett, flashing in sudden cunres of -red .and white and blue, glorious in the - sunshine. of ": 'a. perfect July day came slowiy half way down the'shaft.;:rln. front of the tent, shoulderssquaredVilgure trim in" "Sum mer. uniform of whitej f ace toward the flag the general clicked heels together and stood at attention..' f . . -Somewhere the" guns of the third battery iurst" in. staccato salute. Eve-' ry oflicervOf theVJength and breadth of the wide field every enlisted man turned away I from' the. duties of mo ment andV faced the flag, wheels togeth er, heads up and yesalight .with the sentiment of the hour.1 As the last- gun . of the ,48 sent : the echoes clattering-; about Cemetery Ridge and Round Top, there was sol emn silence Jhe hush' of peacel: Old. veterans whok. did - liot realize, pep haps, exactly-'hat was goings on, . &tood eilent under-: the - spell of the universal feeling -. ' that seemed : i to sweep the field. " Even, the ;clatter of pots and .pans . id the , mess tents .was hushed and -the' yells', of coo"ks about ; to dish up the 'midday .meal lowered to whispers. For:' flv . minutes the camp was : quiet; ;Then -the bugle 3Mke again in-aotes.more joyous-vThe lken fjag leaped, Jip theV staff to .Its .1 .ivTT tann&cieajQd xne noises - tnat ; uv- . iMMi r men can ma&eryTeseuie, ij14 tue qeaq ana ia Be flae UiljL .reunit- V d nation was pal q ' .h -v ,r Only afew miniitesl before Presi ;;4enUWilalJxr;iiad"iKltto;inthe"lg tent to the-veterana-ln" blue and- gray, and only.j-ayshort time .afterward thousands ol those, who were left be gan their; preparations for departure. . - , The) Pr si dent's Arrival.' ,' . The t Presfdeht came into Gettys burg shortly-'-before 11 o'clock from Baltimore. - '.Through r - the:', narrow, crooked streets ' of this ,vi war-famed country , - town,, fiat inotored . Out . to camp,with GoverndiTener, of Penn sylvania ahft Represehtative Palmer, of Pennsylvania., oyi his-side. His ap: pearanco at the siatloh of Gettysburg was the signal ior fc .eheer and from somewhere--: fl awn "in- the Gettysburg college grounds Catae - the customary 21 salute. Prom the ' station to tne camp over the tillage streets and gray ri the.Preshibnt was driven while the Pennsyrraniaebftstabuiary, look-; ing business-like and efficient in their slate-like gy- uniforms guarded his automobile an kept : the traffic clear. At the entrance to: the big. tent the President paused for a' moment to let the camera jbattery'popiaway a he t nnA with ?head uncovered between a veteran froin either arniy. -His en-i trance intb the tent to the strains of "Hail taxthe Chief a brought the-crowd, which estimates ay jiumbered 0,000, .fmm hi.'rhjilt.wfth a ' cheeft-" The speakers platform was filled wfthjthe staff officers -or tiovernorsr-wittt uivu. in ConfederateGray and a few in blue with women ? itt garv-4resses and the President in lite black frock eoat, was a quiet figure.-? ; A Governor Tener , introduced .-him in a dozen words.' V As he spoke there was another cheer. -The President spoke slowly andvcarefully but the breeze that played: under the sides of the tent, the restless feet of those who hastened In made 4t difflcult for .the old men In thereilr Seats to hear and understand. N.The President was interr ripted only Ohce or twice with' cheer ing. .-.i'' v.v:: - ' :- 'rs" The President was in the tent only a half hour. ? At the conclusion of his speech he shook hands with many oi those on the platform and then waJK ed between -lines- pt the constabulary to his private car1 "waiting on anearoy siding. He slb dh.the rear platform as the train pushed slowly down to ward Gettysburg.through the camp. 'A tew minutes later lie started for. Har risburg, and the North. ' . , ' . Special trains :began pushing-out of Gettysburg early and the railroad men were working ' their hardest ; to : pttt them out on schedule. Although not many left af tef -sttndown . tonight, the railroad officiate timate that, the run had been almost-an-hour, for ten hours. It is -probable, however, that, hundreds will stay as long. .as possin ble on the field. -Few of them make any pretense -thatXhey expect to visit Gettysburg again- and they are anx ions to take mahr4 look at the hills and fields where their. valor, went in deeds that have'been told the world around. " -' "'. I' ' President WlUoh'a Address. "Friends atfd 'Fellow Citizens ;. I ned - not tejf'. .ydo Whaf'' th.e battle of Gettysburg ffleant These gallant men in blue and gray .sit all about , us here. Many of them-niet here upon this ground.; in . grin; ami. deadly struggle. LTpon these famous fields and hillsides iheir comrades died about them. In ther presence- It were an impertinence to discourse upon -t bow: the oaxtie went, how it'.ended what it signified ; But ro years have gone by since then, and I crave the 'privilege of speaking to you for a -few minutes of what thcuve 50 years" have ;meant. ' - ' "What havevthey; -;;meant? 'They bare meant peaCe and union and vis or, and the maturity and might Of a great nation. - How - wholesome ; ano r healing the peace ! has beent vyeJ nave found one another again as brothers: and comrades in arms, ene mies no longer, generous friends rath er our battles long past, the quarrel forgotten except that, we shall . not forget the splendid valor, the manly deyotion of- the men then arrayed against- one, another, - now - grasping hands .,and smiling - into -each other s eyesl -How complete the union has become and how tlear to all of "us, how unquestioned, - how benign and majestic, as State after State has been added to this our great family of free men!. ' How handsome the vigor, the maturity, the .might of the great Na tion we Tlove with undivided hearts; how full of large and confident Drom- Ise -that a life will - be. wrought out that will crown its strength With' gra cious justice ' and with a happy wel fare that will toucn all-alike with daen . contentmentL-vtvWa Are debtors to Iiose&0-crow4ed . years Ja they have v ''But ao we deem the -Nation fctMOi )he"ahd finished t;? These venerable men crowding" nere to this famous flew.; nave set us a great . example of devotion -and- utter .. sacrifice. They were : willing to die" that the people might : live, r But their, task is done. Their day is tprned into evening.. They look to us to perfect what they estab lished. -'Their work is' handed on to us, to be done In another way. but not in another spirit. Our day is not. over; it is npon ns in full tide. . . "Have anairs - paused ( ; Does : the Nation vstand still? Is what the 50 years have - wrought since those days of-battle finished, rounded out, and Completed? Here is a great people, great with every force that has ever beaten in the.- lifeblood of mankind. And it is secure-. There is , no - one within Us borders, there is no power Umongthe -nations' of the earth, to make it afraid. But has it yet squar- eduseii wiin us own great sianaaras set up at its birth, -when itmade that first noble, naive appeal to the moral judgment of .mankind to 'take . notice that a government had now at last been established J which was to serve men, not masters ? - It is : secure in everything' except the satisfaction that ftsUifevis rightadjusted to the uttermost tor tHe standards of right-eou'shess-and humanity ATKe days of Raerifice andlcleansing are not closed. We hav6. harder things to do than were ddne-in.the heroic days of. war, hwause harder .to: see Clearly, requir ing more7 vision; more Calm balance. of- judgment) a more canmo searcning .01. the very springs of right. - "LOok around you upon the field, of Gettysburg! Picture - the array, the fierce heats and agony of battle, col umn hurled against column; battery bellowing-to battery! Valor? Yes! Greater no man shall see in war; and self-sacrifice, and loss to the utters most; the high recklessness of exalted devotion which does not s count the. cost We are made by these tragic, epic thihgs to know what it ;costs to. make a nation--the blood and. sacri-, flee of multitudes of unknown men lifted to a great stature in the view of all generations -by knowing no limit to their manly willingness to serve. In armies thua marshaled from the. ranks of free? men you will see, as it were, a nation embattled, the leaders and the, led, 'and may know, if you will, how little except " In - form 4ts action differs in days of peace from Its ac tion in days of war. . . "May we break camp now and be at ease ? f Are the forces: that .fight for the Nation dispersed, disbanded, gone to their homes .forgetful of the com mon cause? Are our forces disorgan ized, .withoiit constituted leaders and the might, of men consciously united because we. contend, not with armies, but wjth principalities and powers and wickedness in hish :. places. Are we content to lie still ? Does our umon mean sympathy, our peace content Senti; oyr Vigor right action, our ma turity self-comprehension, and a clear confidence in chcosing .what we shall do?. War fitted us for. action, and ac tion never ceases ; Vt'---At " "I have been' chosen the leader of the Nation. I. can not. "justify. 4he luc muyiM. .i!x...i mir..nwn. choice by any . qu uo rnTi,i 1 v -o. u 'kb f nme about and here 1 xrWntiv.:hosts who, f ought . upon these battlefields long ago and are -gone 1 These5 gallant gentlemen , stricken in IS Jho: ghting days iare over,, YiZnn? Wbatare the orders xin. rsillies them 1 ; 1 SalVeyihOTina Wnd pr race or origin ; and undivided ' (Continued', on. Page 8.) TOMINGTON, Col. Watterson ' Denounces -Regulation of Tastes, Morals and Habits :' GOVERNMENT BY HYSTERIA Famous -Kentuckian at Perry Centen ;nial Celebration Inveighs Against . Evils of Too touch' Legis lation Reviews Past' t ': Put-ih-Bay, . O., July 4. Henry Wat terson, "vice -president general of . the Inter-State ' Perry Centenary - Commis sion, vwas. a speaker at the Perry-cele-brationhero :- today. Got' .Watterson announced that this was the last pub lic address he intended tq make.- i In the course" of his address, the speaker took occasion to dwell - upon what he . declared - to be "a peril menacing the future of the Republic." He said in part: ' ; - ' -'. "( ' . "' "We are told, and most of us be liever that" those are best governed who are least governed. Yet we have one big Congress in the Nation's capi tal, and - 48 little congresses in the several. State capitals, constantly in session, to make and unmake laws to vex tbe people and confuse the courts. : Inevitably, respect for law is lowered, and here, "as elsewhere, familiarity breeds contempt , '"The danger is admitted. Clearly seeing the evils of too much legisla tion, . . we cair for. more. Through chance majorities, stable in nothing, we would regulate the tastes, morals. and habits ot the, people by-act of As- semoiy. '- - "Perennially reproaching Congress; we - would nevertheless - augment the powers of Congress. We are-creating a system of centralized bureaucracy and supplementing the civil service with multifarious commissions. We have a standing army of officials. Col lectivism. robbing man of his individu ality;.; trusts nothing . to the -force of nature,- to r-genius of our-' institutions and the providence of God.: .- ? . , Yet:.we .disdaIpt. alike .experience 6iia.f6recast We are threatened with government bj hysteria, displaying- its excess . on- the one hand Dy ; the vainglorious assertion of . our gran deur, puissance on the other hand, ex pressing its humanity, through the ex ploitation or visionary schemes pf Im possible relief. '"Do-I'overpaint the picture? Is it but the mocking effigy of an old man's pessimism? Let us. not be too sure of ourselves. If . we. preserve that which Washington and Franklin and Jeff erson contemplated ; that which Jones and Perry, Harrison and Shelby fought for; that which each side in the - war of sections, claims it aimed at-r-intelligent freedom we shall have done well. ' ' v - "We have not been so well govern ed that we may not be better governed.- yButv I- would summon reform through reason, not emotion. ., I would have: regeneration come by J growth, not by Spasm; and so, despite the im patience and unthinking, I look for them to come In their own good time and order; because I have faith in that' people who seem chosen of God, in that fabric .which seems ordained of God; in the destiny of that land under the blessing of God. who in its darkest hour raised up Washington, to defend and Lincoln to save lor His own. all-wise purpose, and- wilu never suffer(the-?empiric:or the sacrilegious to undo the work of his hand. "Perry nailed to his masthead, the brave swords of the unconquerable Lawrence r; 'Don't - give up the ship.' May we not- amplify and extend them to' embrace the sweep and reach of our: institutional system? On land and sea, in glory and in peril, when ever "the; Republic, rides the. waves too proudly or is threatened by foes with in or without, let us take them as a message from Heaven, and pass them on : to our : neighbors and teach . them to ouf children, 'Don't, give up the ship! Don't give up the ship! Don't give up the ship'!" . In .'beginning his address, Mr. Wjat terson said . "This is an age of centenaries. We haveassembled to commemorate a victory gained by the Americans over the British 100 years ago. The year. after; we are to hold a-hundred years w, peace-between English-speaking peoples. ' A year still later and ,we shall solemnize half a century . of peace- among ; ourselves. Already at Gettysburg the suryiying ones who on either side contended there 50 r years ago are -mustering to celebrate the event;: Wfet cannot tell them anart distinguish, the Federal from the Con federate all are so well content that government of, and for and by, . the people , has not perished . from - the earth-;T:-:.-v--. : : - s . -. v- :-: . ' After these : festivals,, it is prom ised i-UaJthafc perpetual ; peace shall reign throughout the world. With all my heart, . I say . 'Amen. Yet before th e; final-exit aOI tne god or war, may we not.wlthout offense, for a moment, wraT) the- flag about Us and with the eagle soar ?., I am so . old-fashioned that-1 still warm to the bunting, and exult In thevsbirdi i -. - : - : .ffWithih the radius of but little fur ther' than" the eye , can reach s from where w are gathered an. that makes us proud of our country the very rose and expectancy of American manhood joined, heart and hand, during the unforgetable -Autumn of 1813. v Except for the sailors of Rhode Island, the hunters ! Of .:- Kentucky could not have crossed fthesBi deeps; except for the h imters of Kentucky; . Perry's .incom parable: exploit had been barren of re sults.- - iV nrst -lt31' ? us saiute me mother5- ot- States. The Nation - owes an . uhextiiiguishable debt to Virginia In the war: or tne itevoiuuon, ueorge Rogers .Clafli conquered the territory of the great Northwest. In the War of 1812. William Henry Harrison and Isaac - Shelby -regained - anuYiem it. .(Conunued on rage jignt.; 1ST. C, SATURDAY MOBOTNG, JULY fi, 1913. RICHIE II Knocks Qut Rivers in Ele vvehth Round ' of the ' r' . y Fight v BITTERLY . - F003HT- CONTEST & Title Holder Uses flight Crocs Blow With Telling" tffct-r-Little Bet- . . ting at the ffihg Side Weather Perfect. - - San ...Francisco, Judy . .. 4.' A wicBsed right-cross the same .blow which was so effective ', against Ad7 Wolgast proved too great a stumbling toiock to Joe Rivers in his" attemptio wrest the light weight title from Champion wil lie "Ritchie, iarCKhtfc Street Open Air' Arena hereHoday, thej Mexican be ing knocked ot in the eleventh round of a scheduled ; twenty-Touad battle. ' Immediately preceding the knockout Ritchie toppled his victim over for, the count of nine," with "a ponderous right to the jaw. Another right to the chin preceded by a left to the stomach, set tied Rivers' chances as a light-weight contender. v ' T -"-.Vt-: ." ". ! A Vicious Contest. : " The fight throughout -was viciously contested, and ' twice in the ... earlier rounds it looked i as r though Rivers hnight win. Ritchie's? ; wonderful ring generalship and ability to hit effective ly straight from the shoulder witni ei ther hand, however, offset the- Mexi can's" attacK, and n ; was not long ne fore Rivers became -idisheartened and pinned his faith solely-oa. wild swings, one of which he hoped would, land for a knockout v - - . ' Both Eager. to Mix. ; The battle opened with 'both men ea ger to mix at close range. The first round left no choice, but in the second, third and fourth rounds, the Mexican was tigerishly aggressive, and punish ed ethe champion severely with swing ing blows to the face and body, several of which staggered . .Ritchie, and caus ed uneasiness in his.torner.- The San Franciscan- rallied in"thes,flth.uand thereafter .dtsplayed;2itte: championship form. ? .He met ther southerner s v wHd rushes " with snanoy -left and right smashes to the face, which cut deeply, and easily blocked or evaded the poor. ly; timed swings, many of which were far wide of the marK. . The ChamDion Confident The champion fairly 'beamed with confidence as the fight progressed. In the seventh he oDened a; gash above Rivers left eye and in the following round cut his face severely-with' a vol ley of snappy' leftuiabs. '1. he 1 tenth round seemed to oresageuitimate de feat for the challenger, a left uppe cut to the chin, which lifted him from the floor, causing him to fatter percep tibly. , -The eleventh and final round had scarcely opened when Ritchie's right shot - out: straight from th shoulder, catching Rivers .squarely on- the : jaw, and sending him to the mat Nine sec onds were tolled off before the almost helpless fighter regained hisfeet. -: Quickly, the champion's left . found the -Mexican's stomach, and a right upper-cut reaching the falling, pugilist's jaw,r sent him nrohe. . - ' The battle was fought under penect weather conditions, in the- open, and was witnessed by 7,000 persons. The receipts, ; was said, aggregated ?iS0,- ' The Start. There was very little betting at the ringside, and no change in tne over night odds, which f avorediHitehie at 10 - to' 7. , In some instances Ritchie money was offered at 10 to 6. , Ritchie entered the ring: at ztzi. tie was followed immediately" by Rivers. Weather- conditions were perfect, and the attendance about 7,009: Time was called at 2:29 o'clock. . ' ' The Fiahtby Rounds. . -' Round 1. Ritchie met the Mexican's rushes and put ina right upper cut to the jaw. He then whipped right and left to the jaw. Rivers then took com mand and worried .the champion witn several lefts to the jaw. Round even. Round 2. Ritchie drove right and left to Rivers' body and then whipped his right to the jaw. Rivers fought back fiercely, and Ritchie" bled slightly from the mouth. Rivers landed a ter- riffic left to the solar plexus, slipping to his knees. Ritchie staggered his man with a right cross to the jaw, , as the bell rang, but Rivers had the ad: vantage of the round. - --: , Round 3. After Ritchie had driven a forceful left'to the jaw the Mexican staggered the champion with- two rights to the body and a left to the jaw. Rivers' onslaught was so great (Continued on iage iflight) ou thin m& Willie Richie retained the world's lightweight championship yesterday when he knocked out Joe Rivers in the 11th : round of a scheduled 20-round bout. -- :'-: '-'.;- .:: .: ---'' :? The Panama-Pacific automobile race from Los Angeles to Sacramento yes terday was' won by Verbeck- who drove a Fiat- - - Members of the Finance committee decided yesterday that all schedules of tne new tariff .0111, : except wooi anu sugar, shall become effective immedi ately after the enactment of the meas ure into law. r- - - ' The United - States." regular army yesterday paid tribute tothe heroes of the Blue and Gray who ; sleep on the .fields of - Gettysburg.: President WilsOn addressed the veterans. -. : ; Two bandits held up and-robbed ' an Illinois nassenger train oh the trestles over the river bottoms in; the Vicinity of Batesville: and Pope, Miss., yester day. The amount of booty seeured by the robbers Is said to be comparative ly- small. - . - ; .-. ' ';' Indenendence Day was observed as a legal holiday in the markets tnrough- outtyie country. , I1I1S THE Gil PIOIISHIP . - r- - : ADDRESSED RURAL i - r - , - - r ' :n - 1-, v"1 -'V -v - V. Mr. O. F. Crowson," pf. Burlington, Former North Carolina' Editor and Secre tary of the , Rules Committee of IMPORTAFJT TARIFF DECISION Schedules of New Bill -'Except Wool ... and Sugar, to Become Effective . ' i- . Immediately After Enact- ment as a Law. Wlashington, July- 4. Majority mem bers of 'the Senate Finance committee today . decided 4that all schedules' of the new. tariff "bill, except, sugar and, wool, should become effective imme diately . after' the. enactment of "th Sugar-,wlth;vj theapproval of th Democratic . caucus will be subject" to the Payne-AMrlch rates until, March 1st "1914. The committee tentatively agreed upon a date for' .. the :wool. schedule, but did not announce it, be cause of a promise to confer . . with Senators Walsh and Thomas, - who could not be reached today.-The com mittee will confer with them, tomor row before the final esssion of the caucus. Additional . revenue was provided for -by the committee when.it decided, la view of the revenue tax on bran dies used in fortifying sweet wines, to levy a revenue tax of 25 per ; Cent, ad valorem on what are known "as spur-: lous wines, wines made from pum mis and .fortified with chemicals. Containera of such wines must bear. a label, showing what materials enter Into the product. Just haw mucn rev enue will be derived from this, the committee could not . estimate, : be cause the. tax probably will curtail the output considerably. f Another change oroDosed relates to the clause prohibiting impprtatio.fi 01 convict-made goods. It was amended so as to read that such goods be ex eluded from countries which do not nrohihi t" convict labor. ! Originally the clause read from countries which do not ; "restrict" convict labor. Ln-r Chairman Simmons said, today that he expected general debate on thecal to begin - a week - from Monday. -' He will report the measure probably -next Wednesday, and it is his opinion that the debate -will be limited . to nve weeks. . ' soj';,5 Regarding the binding resolution which will be adoDted by thefcaucus tomorrow, Senator Simmons said that its provisions would bind every JJemo cratic Senator who did not withdraw from the caucus, whether he Voted for the resolution or against it; or. eveh if he were absent When the - vote' was taken unless he had previously :pieag? ed himself to his constituency fa vote against some rate or principle inyo.iv.-i ed in the bill. The Senator's atten tion had been called to the fact, that Senator Thompson- had gone to " his home m Kansas and could not attend the caucus tomorrow. v-V.vvIv: i "Senator Thompson has given- no notice that he desires to be freed from the caucus pledge," said Senator Sim- mans, "and -the resolution would bind him just as much as any other- Sena tor. In fact I am assured tnat' sena tor Thompson intends to support the bill." :- . - The amendment to the bill-fixing a stamp tax on cotton sales sold, for fu--ture delivery, members of the - coin mittee believe will bring in consider able revenue. Though the priihary de-H sign of the amendment to; abolish stock exchange gambling in cotton fu tures, it is the general opinion that :it will not do so, but that it will eonsiden ably, curtail it. ' : .ff .."Should the stamp tax on cotton. fu- ture deals fail to curtail this Xorm of stock . dealing,'.' Senator Simmons said today, "the revenue to the gov? ernment would be enormous'frf; CITY LEAGUE GAMES Two Interesting Exhibitions to:. be fitanrri at H ton TOOSV ? As usual, two games will. be;plkyed in the City League - today, the", first game at 3 o'clock between Company B and the Giants. Batteries.: will be Register and ' McClellan ; 1 Holt -and Mnnrs The league's two- nremier pitchers will be: opposed in. this game and - patrons may exyeui a oaug .-uy game. . - - The second game, between the Ath letics and the Rattlers, starts prompt ly at 5 o'clock. Batteries will be -Bell and Bell; Boswell and Wllsop. vTwo college- players wil be seen in. this game, Terry, ot A; e m., ano rnomp son, of Trinity. . r LETTER CARRIERS tr.21 U. S. Senate. " TWO KILLED IN AUTO TRAGEDY Death Rides in Race With "Hero of I Indianapolis' 'Speedway" Car Turns Turtle at Seventy- . ' , r mile Gate ' . I rvuiS"i-. ui luuiauapuiiSj miuwu iub i "Hero of the Indianapolis Speedway," I T r 7 l. i C T i: 1- . nn L was almost" instantly machihician; Milton-: .iQu-vrexas, was .so t I - T ' - (I a right tire . and turned turtle on the I ixutn. lap 01 -.tne 2uu-mue auiomooue race contested- under the auspices of I the Columbus Automobile 'Association. Knight had been oat of the race for sn miniitea hPomiBo f An?ino trnnhiA and had just re-entered.. He was said to have hfifln mnninB at 7(1 mileH an I. nhour-when : the accident occurred. -:- --. . Johnny Jenkins, of Springfield, Ohio, oowmg me TaiKr.Dy jur. , nimmei woo fniivwino- K-nio-iiK .it . a hni Aia. I wright Mr. O : Fi Crowsom a wellf witnesses, 1 ran over Knight's body LauVfC aiiu uvvui uxug. .kj ouuic ui lxxc: i which had fallen to the track. Jen- kins declared he ran over something, cut doesn't - Know wnetner : it ' was a body or a part of . a machine, Horribly Mutilated Knight's head was badly crushed and the top part torn off. His legs were driven to his arms pits and ' the rest of the body badly mutilated. ' McAllis, who was 24 years of age, died in a hospital tonight.. He had suffered a fractured skull and concus- t v. r.atr, - When the tire blew up the car turn- over and turning, td his fftther he. ask ed over: twice and .landed f in an up- f:; J?1 n hf if?SSeiiTO t0uld right .position. McAllis was.? thrown that. he-could.-not--tM& Welt.-can he out at the first turn. - Knight was pin- ? He vas toW. that, he could not hed under his steering wheel, but fell alk. . 'Has -he axtrhkif l No hair. 4..r-- Jrii.. tr. 'Well has he any.teethJi -He was told died almost immediately after assist- ance reached his side. Ralph .De- Palma following close-on the heels of Knight and Jenkins, was running at a high rate of speed - but managed to shave by - the wrecked car rithout smashing into it : ( Thousands Witness Accident T Tiia Q.;ant nnrr . im. I mediately in: front of the grandstand, !???. .waswitnessed by thousands of ' . Although Knight gave his' residence at Indianapolis, his parents live at 1 imch ita ' M-rinn ua moa 23 years Of age. He gained the title of "Hero of the Indianapolis Speed- uov spverai venrs ub-o . whon . h Zay,rZ 7eKaraI'i, Ti16!6 ence to running down a driver who hA hpon thrown frnm his oar tn th T-oir . t Just before he i resumed - the race, Knight had been officially declared out iioV o51tti?i SVStL-T' of it because of time lost with fell , tn.egardless of the officials Mulford Won Race i Ralph Mulford won the racei break- ing the world's f ecord for 200 miles SSnfSKTr " on a dirt track.. He made the distance fK -in three. hours, 21 minutes and 48 sec- ' iM. ZlFiu? Z onds. The previous best time 'was Jiierce, . making -the tPmP1. made on the Columbus track by Spen- cer Wishart in three hours, 28 min- utes anoV4 1-2 seconds, : . , .: Harry Bndicott was second,, with the time of three, hours, 45 minutes and 34 and : 55-100 ' seconds. v Ernest:; Reeder was third, , with the time- of three hours, 47 minutes, 53 and 65-100 sec- onds. Ralph DePalma finished fourth, and just within the prize money with - the time of four hours, 42 61-100 sec- onds. Prizes aggregated $5,000. OLD SOLDIERS FIGHT. Inmates of Home at Raleigh Battle Fiercely ln Hospital. - : " (Special Star Telegram.) - -DnlnJrrV. XT f T,.lir. A 0. InftA. of alelgh and k ReY of Mat- ral r telephone, good roads, rfree- daily ?h!-tiJLLdeUrm of mail are-conveniences that h"?"D'V ' yr2" horo o afflicted that thev RDend most : of their f time- in, roller chairs. had a fight-.at the home that raged aged to roll their chairs close enough together to go at it .first and skull, t4v h .a,,.u hnh o.o in ttia I hospital. They fought so gamely thatl niiu i.u3 , icsuiii uiat . iuiu emu ... iiv. each won the. other's:, admiration, so they shook hands and . "buried the hatchet," so- to speak. . 1 fiercely until attendants - separated i"c o,,!,: JltriA iir themiThey had -hated: each, other -SLiSSSKi ,CSii.' nh2 .nn,A,in, t tAatr mon. neighborhood communication. - .- The OIjB ITOJEIt 13368. j RURAL CARRIERS ' ADJOURN MEETING Final Session Featured by Address by Editor . O. F. Crowson ,'-r fElV SET OF OFFICERS HAf:E0 Pleasant and Profitable Convention Brought to a Close Yesterday , . , next Meeting , in Burungton . " Resolutions Adopted ' ' 1 . .:. j,:' :. l -.V; , The North k Carolma Rurat..' ; Letter Carriers'- Association closea ;tts ienth annual convention '- yesterday? at 1 oicloolQ with' the instajlatloA' of; an en tirely new set of ofliceirs f if the; com ing year. .The next ; meetmg' will, be . held at Burlington) ;aiid-he daliej Is left optional- with: the executive, .cojoamit- : tee. One of the 1 features pfit&el tneetA ' : mg yesxeraay was an,aares8i,py. jvir. O.- F. Crowson,: clerg1 to v1e? rules committee of Congress, -who came as ' the personal representative; of Senator. Overman." ' '.v'--;-' t- v'-' ::: I' r - -r - ' The election of. officers precipitated a-. lively contest with the; result that an entirely new. corps were elected. " ' They are as -follows: ' . ' i "'. v ' President E. -L. Wrighf RufBn. . Vice , President D. ,'B.. rHonevcutt. Secretary and .Treasttrer-J; 'A- Lowe, Burlington. - , Kxecutive Committee-Thad M. Lutz, chairman. Henry : A. S . ' Barnes. vv uson ; j . t . mius, Monroe. ' Chapliin D; N .: Hunt Oxford. The session opened yesterday with memorial exercises . in honor of the carriers of the association : who have died since the last meeting, and was in .charge of Chaplain D :. N .' Hunt.', A cises.i a. collection-or-Sz(i ;wiaisi -tnirATi . - v IB 11 ' t 1 a M . .. ior me wiQonr oi vhomas. r . Jomweil. Following is the' list, of members ' who AO Dram M fyt wt 'PAVllftin i-Afi' iri.M.U made a very practical ?ahd; interestiiur ' uhk , 10 me earners x on " rne farcei ?ost" - He explained lh detail the new J?' feature' which was lnaugu- rateu jmy , isj. A' large parr or his aoaress was devoted v to -. answering Questions and explaining points that , were, not Clear" to tne carriers in re- l&a "J ;Hl?t.vlCB-. , , ',iL--. ,u ' known newspaper man. of . Burlington. , , -. - 4 . -f w "no; is cierK. to.- tne ruiea committee : Ul Vf V."1"--? ,B"ttl!.. u?u vi su splendid address, which was listened to with the greatest Interest by ' the carriers. . . " :77 'i w . -- Mr. Crowson'.s Address In his address to ,the- carriers. Mr. Crowson said: , t ':k v:,v-J-';;--i.. "Mr. Chairman: lYdUf.'lhyitatlbn to me to - make a speecbr.TCminds me of the story of a little boy; . ' a. new iDauy came nis. nome ana Pe ' mvited to tUke a look at the I newcomer. He looked the little fellow UL1"1,1 SltrVv" i - A 3kofe8 ed BrteJJWtlier to sfpIf! c0LTltllvll,m-' - erin hlf W. 'Sifcf rpweomer couldnot hear him, hefiftid. ;Paw, you are stung. You had better send him i" n,::' i , It you are expecting a speech from ln?tl. are.'stungj- bettcrseii.me. back. 'AvZJJX fl&I - - . u, yourselves, but I want! to-assure, you ' TtflTi2Zi r T "Iw2TVt takes its place as one ot.the.few great-- Uactors that are. buildWg'. up1 the, rural, Y ?LZ?JL th . the ribbons Of . ste circle the mountains and the plains and the giant . 1 12 . m. 1j . i. ' -. . m ZJZ.J?fJy t?ul iuuvco i;juir iuuiuuu. ui . ran- cars-from city to cfty. increasing;, ' tZl ?oilVli"tr he noe .9' a55ELW5?? J??".' PSlPSJ T KBU :nJn&Jn. ?C AiHl ,Xvl letter carrier will' p' down Jn history,, ? V mo WPPanf actors r?1 ff ' 'I5Sieiiivw?'' ' mPte8' f?L?2j ::J Pjlff iJLJr)Sl--iS-J' luua luug tuiu laic in iua .ucius, un doing a work that is done by none oth er except the missidnafy afid the. pio-; neer. .. -- .. .... ?--..-.. , , "The future has great.thlhgs ln store for the ' farmer and the- rural inhabi tant because of the conveniences that are being carried to his door. .The ru- are making his life vatid V-occupation ideal. Already, the automobile, is. re-. 1 f'-Sc S ' LdIy:?plnf rural mait carrier has-been-the : fore- wtiuwu w.. ad vancements. ; .- i.-; ... . : . . . . . . . . A nunarea years ago vne nea mhu. wa upon ?u- mouuutiu, vup ua M- me nasning ngntning .nu , lopxea at : : (Continued on Page Eight) 1 V. killed: and" hi4 jrZU& ')'K Sadly Iniured.manB . . t I r 1 5
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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