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THE RALEIGH Clean in Appearance and in Policy Have it Sent to Your Home o11, The Weather-FAIB. 1 RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1912. LAST EDITION. FIVECENTS. Double the Nimber of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper ALUS READY GLSlFIRE MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED y IK , Wr? Y t,p&MmY W J - fy SPEEDWAY FOR SPEAKING : Congressman '. Heflin and Senator Bankhead to Receive Cordial Welcome to Raleigh MANY WILL BE HERE Indications Are That Hundreds of Voters From Fourth District Will Tuke Part in According Honor to Alabama's Representatives Hero Speaking to Regiii Promtply at "8:30 Committee to Meet Speak ers at Xoilina. Every preparation was made this afternoon for the reception at G o'clock of Congressman Heflin and Senator Bankhoad, who will address the people of the Fourth district in the auditorium tonight at 8:31). A large audience will be on hand for the speaking nnd the rally will ,'ie memorable in the political annals of this district. From 0:30 until 7 o'clock an informal reception will be held in the Yarborough. A committee composed of James IF. I'ou, John C. Drewry, Armistead Jones, John W. Hinsdale. Jr., H. E. Litchford, James Ferrall and D-. It.. G. Sherrlll left this afternoon for Norllna to meet the guests. The procession from the station o the Yarborough will be led by the drum corps. The Third Regiment r.nd Caraleigh bands will furnish music for the parade, which will march up Dawson street to Hillsboro, fro'u there to Morgan, from Morgan to Fayetteville and down this street to the hotel. Mr. James II. Pou will introduce the speakers. A large number -if visitors will bo here for the occasion and the Underwood sentiment, al ready strong in this district will be augmented, considerably, it is believ ed. '.. dfpot at ridgrcrest Southern Will Build a New Station at Home of Southern Baptist As sembly. Washington, May SO. To provide facilities for increased travel which is expected at Ridgecrest, N. C, formerly Terrell, on account of that point having been selected as the permanent home for the Southern Baptist Assembly, as well as to en courage its further development as a summer resort, the Southern Hail way Company announces that it will construct a combination freight and passenger depot there. The build ing will be a neat structure 23 feet 8 inches wide by 72 feet long, di vided into white waiting room 14 feet by 15 feet long, colored wait ing room 7 feet by 14 feet, freight room 19 by 22 feet 6 inches, office 8 feet by 25 feet 4 inches, with freight platform and landing. The roof will be of tin shingles. Proposals from contractors are now being re ceived and work on the building will be commenced and hurried to com pletion as soon as contract has been awarded. CHAIRMAX SIXTEEN YKAHS Mr, Travis Elected 'linlnnaii of Hal ifax Dcniocmts Again. (Special to The Times.) Scotland Neck, .May 30. At a meeting of the county democratic executive committee some days ago for the purpose of organizing, Hon 10. L. Travis was unanimously elect ed chairman and Mr, W. T. Clement, of Enfield, as made vice-chairman This was quite a compliment to Mr Travis and high endorsement of his efforts for the success of democracy, Hlnoe he has served the county in the capacity of chairman continuously since 1896, and has ever been faith ful In the discharge of the duties of the office. ADDS ROAD SENTENCE TO HIS HEAVY FINE ffineclal to The Times.) Charlotte. May 30.T. A. Hoover, mn linger nf the Reader's Club, who in conjunction with three other prominent business men of tne city, was found guilty of retailing and fined 500, was tried again rues inv morning before Recorder Smith and again found guilty on a new chnree of the illecral sale of liquor. it la sentence In the latter Instance was four months on the county roads. Hoover, through his counsel, ima riven notice nf anneal from both verdicts, and is under a one thou sand dollar bond . to appear at the next term ot superior court in xueca lenburg county. The Paducnh at Nlpe liny, Santiago, Cuba, May 30. The U. S. (Junboat Paducah arrived at Nlpe bay, where her commander, 'George C. Mitchell, win watch the situation IOIIX D. TO HE CALLKD IX OIL PROISK. John D. Rockefeller, founder of (lie Standard Oil Company, who will prohuiily lw called to the witness stand to testify before Special Com missioner Jacobs, Who is taking- evi dence in litigation begun by riissiMis- iiiHl stockholders of the Witters- Pierce Oil Company. IRE DEFENSE Neighbors of McCalls Saw Nothing Unusual About Them or Premises (Special to The Times.) Hendersonville, N. C May 30. Several witnesses were examined in the Hawkins trial this morning. The most valuable evidence for the de fense of the McCalls and Bradley was given by John Perry, son-in-law of Dan McCall. Several neighbors pt ilcCaU-testified they saw nothing unusual about their homes at the time of the tragedy. Perry told of finding buggy tracks In the vicinity of the lake and de clared about thedaSon Rootumf clared he had noticed nothing unusu al about the McCalls. He had smoiled no peculiar odor about the prem ises. Frank (Jarren s testimony was interesting in that he was the man who first discovered the body. He did not know wheather the body was Myrtle's or not. He was cross ing the spillway on the lake on Sun day morning, September 7, about 10 o'clock when he saw something floating in the water. He went on until he met a party of hoys and returned with them to the lake, They decided the object was a human body. The got it out but could not identify it. INSPECT LINK Corporation Commissioners (So Over Part of Southern icailway. (Special to The Times.) Greensboro, May 30 Corpora tion Commissioners E. L. Travis and V. T. Lee were in Greensboro last night, coming here from Raleigh, and leaving this morning by auto mobile for an inspection of the Grcensboro-Mt. Airy lino of the Southern. Railway against which there has been considerable com plaint of late. The commisslooners will also go over the road from Win ston to Rural Hall. It has been charged that the road is dangerous and the commissioners will seek to learn if the complaints are justified Mt. Airy also desires a new depot, and wjiile on their trip of Inspec tion the commissioners will decide the advisability of having establish ed at Walnut Cove a union station and whether or not a new station should be ordered for Mt. Airy. SliAlX AS SHE XFRSEI) RABV Man Addressed as "Scab" Held for Shooting. Monaca, Pa., May 30. With her 5-month-oId baby at her breast. Airs, Anna Bezone, aged 26, was shot and killed last night. The baby was not hurt. .- Michael Nebberstick, aged 64 years, whom the woman had called a "scab," was arrested. Mrs. Bo zone's head was blown off with a shotgun. CHARLES II. IRELAND NEW PRESIDENT HARDWARE MEN Louisville, Ky., May 30. The Southern Hardware Association to day elected the following officers: Charles H. Ireland, of Greensboro, president; John Dorman, Richmond secretary; O. B. Parker, Lynchburg member of the executive committee. The next meeting will be held at Mobile. Eight Battleships at Key West. Key West, Fla., May 30. Eight battleships of the Atlantic squadron arrived at 6 o'clock this morning, and anchored In the harbor. They formed a part of the fleet dispatched here to await eventualities in Cuba. EVINCE Interstate Cooperage Plant and Mil lions of Feet of Lumber Destroy ed In Fire at Bellmen WAS MONSTER. BLAZE Lnr0 Pari of the Interstate Cooper age Plant at Itcllieven Dost roved Karly This ; Morning: !y Fire Mill Plant Was Not Dcst roved itut Balance of Plant and Two and u Half Million Feet of Lum ber Were Rui ned Four Box Cars Belonging to Norfolk Southern Also Burned Ksliiiialeci Loss One Hundred Thousand Dollars There Was no Insurance. (Special to Tin1 Times. V Washington," ". C, Mav -:!i( .Vows reached this city 'this morning of the burning' of the large manu facturing plant of. the Interstate Cooperage Company, at Bolhaven. about fifty miles from this eilv.. The lire was first discovered about one o'clock this morning, but had gained such rapid headway that it was im possible to check tile (lames and at seven -o'clock the immense plant, in cluding the mill plant, box factory. large dry kilns,- and - lumber . sheds were a mass of smoking., ruins.. It Is - Impossible to give tin; exact de tails, but the estimated loss is about $2"0,(S00. The amount; of insurance is not known. Loss About SIOO.DOO. Later facts concerning the Inter state Cooperage fire state that -the mill -plant was not burned but. the box factory, dry kilns and lumber sheds, with two and one-half mil lion feet of lumber were totally de stroyed, also four box cars of 'the Norfolk Southern. The plant, of the John L. Roper Lumber Company, near by was saved. The fire loss of the burned plant is estimated at 1100,000. There was no Insurance. The' surmise is that the plant will not be rebuilt. HEMPHILL'S RESIGNATION. Goes to New York Where He Will lie tonnectcu Midi the Tunes. (Special to The Times.) Charlotte, May 30. The Obser ver this morning carried the follow ing at the head of its editorial page: "Good Luck to Everybody. "My connection with The Observer ceased yesterday. I began work 'on this-, newspaper on-' the.;. first of No vember last. I have expressed my own views upon all public questions as they have arisen and with a fine sense of my own self-respect any my obligations to the people whom I have been trying to serve and with a full sense of my responsibility for what I have written. "For the people 'of Charlotte and for the great .newspaper,' into which Joseph P. Caldwell breathed the breath of life, and which he served with splendid ability almost to the day of his ever regrettable death, I wish all possible good fortune. I shall hereafter be attched to The New York Times, one of the greatest newspapers of the world, and in a larger place, where the vision is broad, it will be a pleasant enter tainment to 'Watch Charlotte Grow.' "J. C. HEMPHILL." LITTLE FOLKS DANCE. Enjoyable Occasion Given to Danc ing Class. (Special to The Times.) Henedrson, May 30. The dance given at King's Daughter's hall RFuesjjay evening, May 27th, to the anncing class of 1912, proved a suc cess. The class consists of Missus Mary and Ann Macon, Sally Hyman and Tilly Lamb, Heple Bass, Claudia Keole, Sally Charles and Elizabeth Cheatham, Fiances Swain, Catherine Brewer, Elizabeth and Nelly Perry Cooper, Martha Paiiiam, Josephine and Martha Rose, Carrie and Anile Cheatham, Jane Turner, Alice Mut ter Cheek, and Lucy Parham; Messrs. James nnd Gjlbert O'Nell, Frances and Nathaniel Macon, David Cooper, Whltmel owain, Tom Skin ner Kittrell, James Massenburg. Each of these invited a friend to assist them in having of the happiest times of their lives. The chaperones were: Mrs. C. H. Warwick, Mrs. E. J. Turner, Mrs. D. Y. Cooper, Mrs. G. A. Rose, Mrs. S. P, Cooper, Mrs. F, A. Macon, Mrs W. B. Parham. i With other guests Invited, there were nearly a hundred people pres ent enjoying the happiness ot the children. Fourteen of the smallest children danced the Virginia reel, and all took part In several figures. The beau of the ball was James O'Nell and the belle was Martha Rose, the tincst boy and girl at the dano. Good nights were said at ten thirty, dancing beginning at eight- thirty. The music was splendid, and you could have found nowhere more true enjoyment, within four walls, than was In the King's Daughter's hall last evening. Wig m?&'4 I4 ' Jet 1 W'Llil'R Wl.t ; .'. T. I'.liter ot the liinous t M I'rolli ri s, pioneer illv il(0r .. aii:!ers ancl drivers of net oplanes. died litis KK.rimii; or (vl'-! 1 .mt at ins home in Davton, Oliio. Wilbur Wright Succurabsd to Illness Early This Dayton, Ohio, ;ii;i';.' ' "0. Follow ing a grim hatile a;:ainst. hopeles;; odds Wilbur Wright, the noted air man, died at .'!: :." this morning, of typhoid fever. 'I'vaili came aftei- the distinguished p;:'i'.nt; had lingered several days he a s.;mi-eotl8Ciou! con dition, and wiih' .I'hrniiig fever Wright died leilmving a sinking spell which devcii.'i'ied shortly after midnight. The, aviator was sur rounded ' by'.' members of his family which includes I'.lrdiop .Milton Wright and Orville WriirW.'-'fo-lnventor of the aeroplane. The most '.alarming symptoms developed, yesterday when the fever sudds : 1 y -mounted to 106. At this juncture of'the crisis,, patient was seized -with i hills. The physi cians were balllid by the turn of events. Patient was seized w.iih tyidiold May 4, utile on a business trip in the east, tie took to bed al most immediale!;.. consulting Dr. Conkliu. It a-- everal days be fore the case v; 'liMgnosod definite ly as typhoid. -Threiighont the early part of liis .illhe.w Wright 'attributed his 8rc.kness to hii-! fish lie ate .in n Boston - 'hotel..- '.Arrangements.; for the funeral are iie iimpleie. . ' ' One til' l-'ir-l to Fly. Wilbu." Vri!-':i l!ared with his brother, OrviH-. i-e dislinetion of being the -..first " .:'' Students of world progress have 'placed these names in the II:, I of Fame in im mediate proxiiePv to those 'o'hrr pioneers of jh: . if.i -emnut. ' (itilen bttrg, Watt, Kn.: :i. Ktevcnsoii, Edi son, Ih H and .?i,'nv e-iii." Wilbur Wri!-.' and his br.ulier, natives of Oiii.., - . .-n tlieir experi ments In .llyin- "lien they were mere boys. Tie-i step-fashei- gave them a helieoji:.-i-:is.'a toy. .The curi ous little : -i nt, when wound up, flew 'niioiu i room over the; heads of the d-etih'teil yoiin!;stei's. Unlike most he . instead of iiiar ( Continued on Page Sevn.) LORlfilER CASE WILL BE TAKEN UP MONDAY Washington. May 30. The Lor Imer case will he brought up in ibo senate Monday, immediately after the routine mornin:; buslticss. Sen ator Kern, of Indiana, for the min ority, who holds, that corrupt, prac tices were used lii bringing about Lorlnicr's election: today made tho announcement to the senate. RO.WOKM RISING Mills Forced to Shut Down Recmise Of High Water,. Scotland; Neck: May 30,-Roanoke river Is reported ai having been very high during tin' past week, and some of the factories at Roanoke Itaplds hae been forced to shut down because ot the lilgli water. When a girl marries she ex changes an admirer for a regular boarder. ' . Jt rr f BEL & NOTED IW DIED TODAY Holiday at Washington In All Govern ment Departments With Exer cises at Arlington MAJ;: BUTT; REMEMBERED Iiii:n'i:se Memoriiil of '.Flowers Icr Majne lieil ;ii ArIiug;oii. Seniuor S;,ii(b, of Michigan, DeUvered 1'iiiieiiiii! Spc;ch at Wnsliliigi,m IXi'iei.cs Tlic Key ill Richmond !'ioV"i- Sent Then" From All Pi.rts "of ("'untry (" DecoraK' Gloves ( 'tiloiK'l . l'oose (!( (lie Hpealur i;! Ge(ivsbi!ig. WaKliington-,. May MO. --Memorial dav ;:;-'. 'nljser.v-'d' all over tlie l-tiiti il Stat, r, ti '!,!"! fair : kie;: gen-er-illy. The d:iy lien- -was' given over co-m j'.lefely to t lie liieiniiry of tlie sol dier dead, h vas a holiday in all I r; governini-ut 'departments. . At the (apilol on'y Hie venaie was in s.i-syiou. . 'Phe jiritu-ijial ceenioiiies oeeurred al -Arlinglon nalHuia! ceuie tei'.v. Senate;!' Sniith, of. Michigan, delivered llie oraliun. Tlie residents prepared un- immense mcmnriai if llowers for M.ij. 'Arciiibuld W. l'.nli, oil" of the herites- of the .Titanic.'- A battery of artillery lired a .-a ! utc at the exercises. Tlie Day in l!i limoiid. Richmond,- May !!0. -Jlemo.-ial day was observed here. Large (iia:i tiiies of -Mowers arrived ' from ; all parts of the country for decoration of 'the '.graves of many thousand. sol diers oi" the .union and confederate armies buried here. Tlie militia, es corted the confederate veterans' or ganizations to Hollywood cemetery this '.afternoon, where miniature confederate battle (lags were placed over t he g r a v ef -. f 1 ' res i d e n t .) e ff e r son Davis, of the confederacy. Sec retary Seddon, . : Generals'. Stuart, Pickett, Lu;:hugh Lee and other of ficers of the confederacy. Colonel Speaks at ticttysburg. (Jetl-. slmrg. Va., May ;;0. -Creat crowds gathered for; the memorial services on (lie baUielield. Colonel .Roosevelt'-delivered the principal ad dress, at (he cemetery this after noon. fio;).-eve!t came here in' the iiivitation of (he P.rotherliood of i.o- (omclive I'.iigjueers which (Iromied its conviiiiion work at. Ilarrisburg to meet on the battlefield. .The 'colo nel -made-his speech at a luncheon gi ven l,y the enuineers, preevdiug the meiaoiial services. EX F.ilVliODV WHITES l.ETTCIl-i Niiinber I ncie Sam Curries Anieiilils (o l'ive lliindi'cd .MiMioii Inns. Alhiiia, . May ."iil.-r-Froni girls ii; worldlone'- to bald-hv-aded men in the brick business. American are an indefatiguable race of letter-wri ic'rs. Whciiier 'disciples' of Cupid or Croesus, whether, vhai thev. want is kisses or the control of corporations. tin y ciufiije -it. to I nc!;1 .ani.' I'iK-l" Sam in Turn confides the missives to tlie railroads, and the result -oi'- Americans' p'opensiiv for letter writing is that the. mails o!' this -country are the beancst in the world. For one year the '-'measure of the service rendered -bv the railroad:; in handling mail amount to aimost ,',ve h n in) red miilioa tons. Those tlgur; were for I'.UMi, and sin.ee Hint 't inu tile -amount has increased: In fact the increase li us bee n so great, that, the railroads have Ii.v.'ii done a considerable .'Injustice, they say In' tin- irovei-n no-nl 's i,r.-m iiK-th'Kl of paying, and i'm-h Sam is confront jug the necessity of work ing out some niol'e (-(jtiitalde ;.ir- i-.ingcuieu:. The railroads at ire',;--nt carry a gn at deal i,( exro? nnil I'er vvhieli thr-y I'eceiw .-nothing a I all, because tlie mails are i iwlied for prupose of fixing railroad pay only once in lour years, IIKIlF MKillllST SIXCK 1KN2 Pliligs I:? -l Cents n Pound Whole sale in Xew York Cily. New York, May 00. The highest, price since 1SS2, was reached by beef in the wholesale; market here when It sold nt .'! 1-2 -cents a pound In bulk. It is si.id .to "mean .-from 11-2 to 2 cents a pound increase for prime meats at retail. The primary cause of-the high prices, tho wholesale nun say, is the continued scarcity of cattle. Small retail dealers continue to talk of ruination of their business because consumers are greatly curtailing meat purchases. " Till: ALLF.X TRIAL. Witness for Defense Impeached- Witnesses Said They Wouldn't Itclii v Mini. Wythevillc, Va., May ,10. Com monwealth's attoney produced ten witnesses to Impeach the testimony of Daniel Thomas, a defense witness In jlho Claude Allen trial. Thomas had testified that the first shot in the llilsvllle tragedy camo from a part of the court room far removed from where the defendant s:u. Nine men swore they wouldn't believe Thomas on outb, commam'.ixj: most pcw i;i:i i l a.m kiiica x i i, ml i . i'a! At'niii'.-.l iiu-jo ;-.;ei'liaus. wlm ec.i;in;;d-.- lleel oriiel'cd to c-ololie at Ivev Wesl. read- lor drastic ac tion. Willi icgniil to tlie negro revolt ill ( !l!l.!. LOOKED LIKE DOUGH HOUSE Fifth Districit Instructs For Wikra After lively Session .-( Special- to The Times. ) . -!rcensbo.vV .May -The demo- r-ra's or t l-.e lifili ( ong.'es.iional dis trici' not, in the county courthouse last 'night-, and with considerable show of -harmony and entlinsiasm renominated .'Representative Sled man for congress, and then, it'ter listening !i a timely nnd. elo(iH't)i ;iik i f Majiir- Stedman. proceeded to what might; be welt termed; a con ven.;on Jij,'hl ..for- ib-legares to the 1 h; li i in ore-.-.'con ven Hon and instruc tion or hon-iiist met ion fo;; Woodrow Wilson lor pre Ui'T.i. "...- ; The eonveinion wraiigl.ed. .' and then W!;.n;.;ed .-ome more. lr, was after '.midnight,, when the" ."non insi rue! i.oti-i-t realizing that they were leat, sr,rieiidered with, all the grace at tin ir command and suffered an inst rmiioe. of ihe delegates to thi llai! nnoi-i-. t- av-i-nnon to vote for t li-'; :v ..!.. rso-y- lnuu fo;' presi dent. Lookeil i.ile floioih House. This action-' '-iime, however, only after heali-il ' 'd'-lmics:.- -tnueh con- fm ion: tlii- hi.-si;ig dovvn of . more than one -would- lie -.speaker: the at tempt .to hiss down others, including K. .1 . .1 i!M i.-e. t he paiiy's lioni in ee for the legj-i:i!tne ironi this county, and nl any roll eails. At one time it io.d;-'ii like ti-,. 'convention might break up a rough" house, dot: cool head;, prevailed and .finally and af ter a ll t hen- ,v a . a love-feast- after instructions h::?t been given tlie di'b'giifes to- vol. ' Tlie l;-l-:;.;:.;s i rii i to ii,,: na ii 'ti. II. Ii;,;-'i: ; . tlral;,i(ii. . til" (ir,-. S;;t.-i-iV i ! ;i I'-i'v ant . . Oi 1 Vt ; i-1 - for Wilson, from ihe (il'lh dis ;i.il .convent ion are: of i 'l.H'sy: h ; '. A. n vi!h. Alternates: i;f Surry:'..' Victor S. Inst riR-ted to vote; for Woodrow Wil-ofi .for' presi dent-. . AN II I. I!" To AJi ( Wise Meal.ii I'.e-int tit Flood ;.:.:D )-.v-. t Spe.i 1 to The. Times. As!'--i.ie. .'.iay ::e. The Ashevilli boa I'd of tra-.l.:-. has li. eided to raisi a fund to adv cii it the cily 'and see lion in Xew Orleans, .Memphis -and i. ther places i:i the 'Mississippi flood districts.-' I1 vas pointed out that a t real .ih.ii! of siekiu'ss is sure to re- suit by rinsol!' ii! the. Hooded ai'",v and iliat t!je pi-ople' vho are able -vili seek liealtliier places, and that iioiv .is the time to bring Aslieville t ) their ' attention. The board has also decided to fake steps to inaugural a nieiiiln rshii. campaign - so that mp'ro money will be available. IIPWORTH I.F.AOt li OXVKXTIOX About 1."i Delegates Are Kvpectcd In iiiiislon in .lone. Kinsioii, N. C, May 30.--TI10 state convent ion of the Fpwortli League vvilt be held in the'--Queen St. vet .Methodist church In this city, June. 12-15. About, lnfl delegates are epetod to be in attendance, be sides other visitors, and a commit tee from the local league is can vnssing for homes, to entertain the delegaies. Inv Cull liKein.iiioiuil Sli-ike. London, May liii. There will be nn immediate national strike of transport workers and riverside la borers, followed by an international strike, .unless a result favorable to them is reached at the conference tomorrow,- iiecoi ding to n statement made bv organizing secretary of the dockers' union. Big Motor Race At Indianapolis For !'o of $20,000 In IPresence Immense Crowd A DESPtwM STRUGGLE thousands of Motor Fntliusiastx (iallier to Witness World's Creat es! Automobile Kvent Race Start ed at, It) O'clock Is Five Hun dred Miles and Twenty-Four Curs Are Filtered -Tiim Last Year Was .42.(8 There is a Prize of Twenty Thousand Dollars This Year. . Indianapolis, ind., May 30. riiousands of motor enthusiasts iroin all parts of the country gather ed at the speedway to witness the greatest event in the automobile world - the Oecond annual running of the American five hundred-mile sweepstakes. Enoromous crowds (illed the grandstands skirting the brick oval circuit. Twenty-four of t he most famous drivers and cars lined up in tlie race. The race call ed for cars of not ' exceeding six hundred cubic inches piston dis placement, and not less than two thousand ..pounds, in weight. The course glistened in the sun light when the big motors pulled out along the repair pits, swarming with mechanicians, eager to time tlieir engines perfectly before Start er Wagner, at 10 o'clock, sent them away on the desperate struggle for supremacy. llarroun and ! his Harmon, last year, did the distance in C.42.08. Kvery pilot today was determined to cue this mark in the effort to gain the twenty thousand dollars offered tor the winner. Inspired by the stirring music of the motors the crowd', estimated at seventy-five thousand, cheered as the more popu lar drivers swept on the track for the brake test. J,'',la!L.".",J OePal'ma GetJUiff Indianapolis, Ind., May 30.: Tet latT and is Fiat and Ralph DePalma with Mercedes, fought for the lead in the opening laps and the others strung out, all hitting at top speed, tlie high white banks, where death in times past tripped so many dar ing drivers. DePalma finally gain ed the lead. DePalma Leading at .10 Miles. Indianapolis, Ind., May 30. At 50 miles DePalma still led and was ahead, of the record. Bruce Brown ( national 1, second; Mulford (Knox), third- The terrible uace beiran to It'll on the tires. Johnny Jenkins camp into the stretch with one tire of his White whipping the track like a flail. The car swung perilously but Jenkins held it true. -Stengel's Stutz cast a tire high in the air, but he too, came safely to his pit. Smashing Records. Indianapolis, Ind., May 30, Win-id's records were Smashed throughout the first hundred miles. DePalma. lendi.iir apt n our miiLr of l:l:!:tn over Tetlaff's old record of 1:14:29. Joe Dawson (Natloimll pounded into second place; Spencer Wishart took third KMifo.Hrn,.-n withdrew his National and Harry Knight liis Lexington been usf of en gine trouble. DePalma Lrndiiix at 1.10 Miles. Indianapolis, Ind., May 30.- Beat ing down the world's record with every mile, Ralph DePalma, driving a Mercedes car, led the field by a lap at the end of the first 1 B0 miles. His time was 1:4ft: 02, against a record of l :."i7:15 set by Bruce Brown in a Fiat last year. t'nder the eyes of 75,000 people, watching eagerly the 2 1-2 mllo course the 1M) cars remaining, at the 1".ii mile mark, ground out laps t he Tel t la IT in Fiat, third. Joe Dawson in a National was second, (Continued on Page Sevtn.) EXPRESS MONEY PACK MYSTERIOUSLY LOST Charlotte, May 30. In spite of tho extreme retlscence of the Southern hxpicss Company officials It has be come known that a package contain ing $1,(150, en route from the treas urer's ofllce, Washington city, to the Kirst National bank of Shelby, N. C was lost In transfer at Charlotte, and so far no trace of it haB been discovered. Tho package of money was labeled "Currency Fit for Use." -.It reached Charlotte all right, and was signed for ny the express clerk at the Southern Hallway, When the clerk cume to check up with the clerk at tho Seaboard station, he could not find the package of money. He at once reported the loss to the super intendent's ofllce, and the express officials have instituted their usual diligent search. Those who know the clerk who signed for the package vouch for hla honesty la the highest term. II: ll li i if I
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