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VOLUME 30.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1908.
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STANDARD OIL TO FACE
TRIAL IN WESTERN NEW
YORK ON 1,433 COUNTS
WEST CAROLINA EDITOR
Li
DRIVEN FROM TOWN BY
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
VENING
J0HNS0NON WAiiRADIGAL GETS
t soil sun
WISCONSIN
If Convicted Fines Hay Nearly I
ReachThat Imposed By Judge
Ms at Chicago
Kits ENOUGH AT LAST
Great Trust Possibly Plead
Guilty and Throw Itself
on Mercy of Courts
(By Leased Wire lo The Times)
'Washington,'!). C. April 8. There
will be begun next week In the judicial
dVtrlct of western New York the trial
of the Standard Oil company on 111 In
dictments, Involving 1, );!:! founts. If
convicted, the company will bo liable
to a maximum penalty of $28,660,000,
which is f.sO.OOO leys than the famous
line Imposed by Judge Lnndis. .
In Chicago early in May will come
up the indictment against the Stand
ard for receiving rebates from the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois railroad, in
volving 1.3IH) counts and u maximum
line of $26,i'HU oo.
Attorney (Jeneral Bonaparte has
been in conference with various dis
trict attorneys,; including Edwin Sims.
who obtained the conviction of the
Standard Oil in the $29,000,000 case, at
Chicago, and has outlined' with them
the policy the government shall pur
sue. Tills policy may be blocked, nit
because of any disposition on the . pait
of the 'administration to refrain from
prosecuting the trust to the lull Until
of Its power, hut because of authorita
tive Information which has been re
ceived indicating that Mr. Rockefeller
and his associates are considering the
advisability of making terms with the
government.
There will be argued in the federal
court of appeals in Chicago the later
part of this month the appeal of tho
Standard from the I.andis sentence., It
is the expectation of District Attorney
Sinn t h i t the court will .sustain the
verdict of guilt v. though it may reduce
the amount of the line, If this should
be : vei illed, there is. reason to. believe
tin- Standard will advise the govern
ment of its willingness to plead guilt.v
iiiid ask for mercy in connection with
all indictments ami counts not yet
passed upon by the courts.
CHICAGO COIXCIL Kl I'l l'.IJCAX.
Windy City Won't Vote On Kiim,
However, 1'itt il November.
Bv Leased Wire to Tho Times)
Chicago, April 8. Republican suc
cess in the city elect loir., here has
converted a democratic majority of
two in the council into a republican
majority of 18, and seems to com
pletely vindicate Mayor Basse's ad
ministration. Returns from the local option
elections In Illinois show Spring
field, Freeport, "Aurora, Elgin, Ster
ling, Kankakee, Jollet, Murphysboro,
Alton, Kdwardsville, Granite City,
Madison, Venice and Hock Island
voted In favor of salpons. Pontiac,
Hock ford, Decatur, Dixon, Denton,
Carhondale, Shelbyville, Georgetown,
Pawpaw and El Paso voted against
saloons.
The saloon question was not voted
on directly in Chicago. The voters
of this city may he asked to decide
In November whether Chicago shall
bo "wet" or "dry."
GOOD MAX GOES WIIOXG.
Neighbors Thought Him Straight
Fellow, Hut Impulse Cnme
. to Steal.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Wnterbury, Conn., April 8-Kor-rlll
Klmberley, 35, of Goshen, who
for years has enjoyed tho confidence
of his fellow townsmen as a staid
and solid citizen, was arrested on a
bench warrant charging him with
many burglaries, and locked up.
Klmberley Is charged with robbing
the summer cottages of Mrs. M. A.
Beach, of New Haven, and Mrs. Cora
A. Scott, and tho shops, houses, and
farms of tho Fred Johnson Hosiery
company. Ho has confessed to hav
ing stolen from a dozen places and
has turned over a large amount of
.plunder. He says:
"I felt an lrresistahle Impulse to
steal, against which my mind was a
feeble combatant."
lif II QfllVj FIFNIFS
"""""" UU""M
filRI'S STflHIFS
Boss Jockey Says He Never
Took Florence From Home
In Old Dominion
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, April S, An answer has
been filed lit the I'niled States circuit
court by Charles 11. Wilson, formerly
mani.ger of Alfred O. Vainlerbilt's
stables, .to the complaint of Milton A.
Willmet, as guardian of Florence K.
Scheuck, Infant, of Norfolk, Vn. W'l
son -denies' .-'all' tile allegations in the
complaint.
The suit was brought to recover $110.
00.1. ua mages for breach of promise of
man iage. - The defendant savs ho is
married and a resident of Rhode Is
land and a British subject. The com
plaint filed In Miss Schenck's behalf
says that on October 17, lilOG. at Nor
folk, Wilson asked her to marry him.
She consented and it was arranged that
the ceremony should be performed the
following dav in Washington." Cpoti
arriving at the capital. Miss Scheuck
siiys, Wilson suggested a postponement
until they reached this city. When
here, she says, he refused to fulfill the
promise..
Miss Scheuck Is the daughter of a
physician of Norfolk anil is an aeconi-
llshed whip; She has driven the an-
deibilt horses on several occasions, both
in this country and abroad.
UNCLE SAM WILL
Not to Take Any, Chances
With Castro's Country In
Present Crisis
( ISy Leased Wire to
New York, April i
The Times)
A Washing-
ion special says:
"Plans arc being elaborated in de
tail for the mobilization of a joint
military 'and naval force In Venezu
elan waters as soon as possible after
President Roosevelt obtains congres
sional sanction to resort to force
against Castro. It. may not be
deemed necessary by the administra
tion to make this martial demonstra
tion, but the war and navy depart
ment are both mapping out a. -tentative
military movement.
"Jt was learned today that the
whole military situation is now under
consideration by tlio general staff of
the army and the general board of
the navy, by direction of the. presi
dent," upon Secretary Root's recom
mendation for preparedness to back
up eventualities with a show of arms.
"The directions given in the pres
ent Instance are. however, the most
explicit made since the army and
navy woro ordered to prepare for
participation in the Internal relief
column against Pekin during the
Boxer troubles and are being guard
ed closely and transmitted verbally
from bureau to bureau."
,i. i. imcki:fi:lli:i, nvpocitrri'
Says Hiches Must lie Counted By
God's Grace, Not By Worldly
Belongings.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Hot Springs, Va.. April 8 John
D. Rockefeller, with former Senator
Watson C. Squires, of Seattle, Wash.,
and Mr. Squires' daughter, who are
at the homestead, visited Smith chap
el, devoted exclusively to negroes,
Sunday night and remained through
the service. Afterward Mr. Rocke
feller and the former senator shook
hands with more than half the con
gregation, which numbered about
100.
Mr. Rockefeller made a short ad
dress, during which lie said: "Riches
are not counted by land, gold, or
silver, but he is the rlcnest of ns all
who has 'the most of God's grace In
his soul."
BE IN READINESS
Says In Chicago That He Isn't!
Seeking Nomination But
Will Take it
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, Ills.. April S. Gov. John A,
Johnson, of .Minnesota, passed through I.
Chicago today on his way south, where'
he expects to make a number of,
speeches. He was met by T. 13. Lynch,
the governor's .representative in Chi-"
cago; C. W. Vninlvke, a member of his i
staff:: .and K.. 'is; Stiles, at the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul station. i
Gov. Johnson announced lie was mak- ,
ing but little effort now; in the (hie of,
campaigning for the presidential 'nom- 1
(nation, but if '..selected by the ileum-
cratf.. at the convention will, be ready .
to work hard. .1
"I know nothing of my strength in
other states," . raid th? governor, "t :
have done little toward a campaign,'
I 'understand that Minnesota would
send a solid delegation for me. I have
received many letters from prominent j
citizens urging irte to put myself act- .
Ively in the Held for the presidency, j
"However, if the party decides Mr. 1
Hryan can better represent it in the;
Held, I will be one of his strongest sup-;;
porters. There are some of his poll-;
sles I do not 'believe. In. but I would
be ready to support, him on othei ,
grounds. We are good personal friends,;
'The story attributed to Mr. Bryan
that James J. Kill is supporting me
for president is not true. Mr.. Hill :
fought me in, two elections, so it would j
appear he has nine lining ior mv. .
nm L'olnu- to spcik in the south for
il,,,.. i.nt r ,ln nut - intend to go east
"1 have left everything in Illinois to j
Mr. Lynch," continued the governor, j
"About all the caHipaigninir. -that ""V ;
of us have done up to this time has j
been in the newspapers ami nuK'H""-:'-
Much of the reading matter which a
. . .. 1 nuniinh 1 1 C
imrieareil in lie niiisi'.ii-. "i'"- '
that favorable to me, has been a sur
nriso' I did not expect it. : I
"Many of the letters I have received, will be for Lafollette.
urging me to become a candidate h.tve Marinette voted license by a ma
been receiveiV from southerner!. most- ( j,.jy . f 1,00:1. MopoiuiilOH, Wail
lv prominent business men. They in-1 j., i tvo and Peshtigo went license
vitcd me to speaK in uicu e.ui .......
country. I intend to make but. a few
spcccties.
"I believe the democrats simm
even chance of winning the next pros-
idential "election if they have a can-
.lidate in the: field who meets with the
approval of all factions. The repulill-
can partv will be blamed by many ioi j
the late tlnancial unrest. That always -j
follows a depiession. .inere, .is ..i
(Continued on Pago Five.))
Champion Anti-Racing Meas
ure, Though Optimistic,
SmellsCorruption Fund
(By Leased Wire to the: Times)
Albany. N. Y., April S. When the
senate came to order this morning the
galleries were crowded with friends
of the racing bills ami those opposed
to stopping racing on tin' Metropolitan
tracks.
Senators Grady and McCarien, cham
pions of the racing trust, seem satis
lied the Hart-Agnew bill will be de
feated.. The foes of gambling, ah hough ap
parently uneasy, aver thty will win
by a very narrow margin. Senator
Agnew said today:
"Only a big corruption turn! can
kill these bills, and it must be remem
bered Gov. Hughes will .call ll extra
session if ihey are detealed.
"I have been Informed today, an 1
I believe it to lie a f.et, that the 'dough
hag' has arrived, and that a part of
the money has been paid. Some cstL
mute the aggregate amount of money
paid or promised at $:ilin,iiiii; olliois say
It will reach $:.n.Ouo."
Wife Accuses Julia Marlowe.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Salem, Mass., April 8. Mrs.
Clara Louise Von. Herrman, In an
action for divorce filed here, accuses
her husband. Karl Stephen Von
Herrmann, a former newspaper man
and magazine writer, of improper
conduct. She names Julia Marlowe,
the actress, and Mrs. Maud Thor
burn Backus, a well-known Brook
lyn woman, as co-respondents.
Von Herrman was at one time a
sort of assistant manager and press
agent for Miss Marlowe.
DOUGHBAG HERE
SAYS SENATOR
Senator Lafollette Elects Most
of Delegation to Badger
State Rep. Convention
(By Leased Wire lo The Times)
Milwaukee, Wis., April N. Re
turns so far received indicate the
election of Lafollette -delegates, to' tho
republican' national convention at.
Chicago as follows:
I . S. Senator Isaac Stephenson,'
Marinette; Henry A, Cooper, Racine;
William C. Bruaides. Milwaukee;
Atloy Peterson. Soldiers' Grove.
. In the, eleventh congressional dis
trict there was .a':. straight-out. fight
'for delegates between the Lafollette
.men and the ' ,Ronse elt-Tal't forces.
In addition, mere was a primary
s,fruggle: throughout the slate for
the election of four delegatcs-at-large.
In 'the. eighth districi the light be
I wee-.i the rival '.La folio) to : men was
so bitter the Tal't men are claiming
ihey
least,.
will slip in '.-.two delegates, al
from Wist'o'.i.'in. 1 let urns,
however, from Calumet'. Portage and
; Winnebago counties make., it ' appear
: that the Lafollette men won nearly
'two to one in .the eighth district,
each Lafollette'.-' ticket-..; obtaining
more votes -than were cast for the
: lederal forces. .
i Reports.- from Hire of the live
1 counties in the sixth- congressional
I district indicate that -'under- the
worst conditions from 'a. 'political
point, of view, LafoIIoUo 'mis won a
decided victory. This district is
(t.mo-.,.at jc j,y several thousand and,
, iUM.,,toro . .jn
republican-. . organ iza-
i tion is controlled largely by the fed-
ral office-holders. This makes it
certain the . four delegates-al-large
The ' republicans elected niavors al
Applcton and Superior,.- while the
........ ......
Kenosha, Jefferson, Dtirlingion, Kon
(u Lac, - Meuoniinee, Durand and
'j.'or Atkinson; 'in-' Manitowoc, -where
SOcialism was the issue, the social-
ists .were whipped in every ward;
License won over no-license in a
majority of the towns in Wisconsin.
SPEEDY DIVORCE
FOR MRS. ELSIE
Supreme Court Justice
This Week
- (By Loused Wire to Tho Times-)
New. York, April . All records fn:
speed are likely to be shattered in the'
Yumlcrbllt divorce case. It is said to
day that the derision of Referee Davis
McCline will be in the hands of Jus
tice o'( ionium Friday and there, is lit
tle chance of the ease going bejoiid
Monday. A :; i.-nd of Ajfrcd Cwyim
Vanderliiit, .an ho has -been- in close
louc v.'ith til-' case for the purpose of
e i iiig Mr. Vaiiderbilt Informed, called
to -Loudon j,.-? terday as follows:
"Kvideuce .completed eighth. Decis
ion expected next week, latest."
Mr. Vaiiderbilt arrived in London Just
in time to receive this inform it ioi:,
v.hile Mis. Vaiiderbilt,- who has-. conn
out ''of her seclusion. Is now In : New
Yelk
There remains- only the eross-exain-Inat'.ou
of. Mrs. Vaiiderbilt. It Is ex
pected this will be llnlshed today.. -
One other witness. It is s-ild, will
also be cross-examined. Then the case
will be ail over save tin- report of the
referee and the action of the court upon
his recommendation.
Killed Climbing For Flowers.
(By Cable to The Times.)
Vienna, April 8 Robert Droes-
ler, junior partner in a Vienna tlrm,
fell to Iiis death when trying lo
reach a spray of wild (lowers near
the top of a precipice 1!00 feet high.
Tho young man and his fiancee wore
walking on the Hohonwand, in the
Seiiiinerlng. The young woman es
pied a spray of wild flowers growing
from a niche in the rocks.
"Got them for me," she said. Ho
tried to and he Is dead.
NEGRO CLAYTON
OFF FOR FLORIDA
Trusty Who Got Away From
Mob Well on Way Toward
(By Leased Wire lo The Tunes)
Mobile, Ala., April s. -That Wal
ter Clayton. the 'Miegro ..-'convict
"trusty" who assaulted , Mrs. Joseph
White, , a white woman. '.Saturday-,
and was taken from the '-sheriff by
an enraged mob a Iter being ;.-cnp-tared,
is now conceded. Several
while people reported seeing the '-negro-,
yesterday and. jiidgi.ig .; from
their statements.', it -would .appear lie
is heading .'for' Ponsacola. .,
The general story told of the ne
gro's escape is that two i.ien were
in a buggy, the, negro in the bottom
of tlio vehicle in trout of them on
bis ' knees. The .guards got sleepy
and the negro jumped out and made
good his escape. The impression is
that the .'mob, a majority of them be
ing intoxicated, had dwindled by the
time the negro escaped near Staple
ton, Abu, ten or iil'teeii miles distant
from Bay Minette.
Gov. Comer has offered $100 and
Hie citizens of Ray Minelte $."iti re
ward for the capture -of Clayton.
DRYS AHEAD IN
State Will Lcse One-Sixth of
Its Saloons By Yesterday's
on
Illy Leased- Wire to The Times) . ,
Chicago, April n. ---Alter one ol
the most-spectacular elections in t he
history-' of Illinois, the "drys" today
stand victors over the "woIk."
Conservative,, figures;' place the
number of saloons abolished al 1 -'',
aad .2.1 Illinois- counties are added
to the ''dry" list.
Tlio hat tie. was waged from one
end of the state lo the other, and
the returns-: indicate that incor-
ILLINOIS FIGHT
porateil Cities are now in ."dry" tor- with a buggy ill which Was Mrs.
ritory, thai 202 incorporated inn-1 Sarah I?. .McTyerce. Tho buggy was
nicipaliiies are in townships '.which Uv recked and Mrs, .McTyereo seriously,
refused . to becoino "dry," and I bat':, injured. The aiiloniobilo was dam
1,, II 5 ! saloons have been" put but of aged, but "President"' Corey and . the
business. : The not majority against occupants escaped with bruises.'..-.
the saloons, estimated on (he returns
from the townships voting, is
M.s. . :
The "wets" say not more than Jita
saloons were wjped out,, while the
"drys" claim nol less I ban 2,000
will have lo cease liusines
The; slate will .'have lost nearly a
sixth Of all the saloons outside Chi-
cago, ami theriv will he a tew - sa -
loons excepl in the larger clues.
One. of the surprising results; t
tho oieloioii was --that the towns in
th( coal mining districts went dry
almost.' without -exception..- Danville
retains lis !2 saloons by
nearly.';!.--.
000 .majority. In Deiicnr, where the
"dry" .majority -was 1 .200, the liquor
men assigned their detent to Hie
enmity of the gamblers, who worked
hard to have the towu go dry-in re
venge for their houses being closed
up, -Springfield retains its saloons
bv 1 ,soo majority.
Thirty-live aldermen were elected
in Chicago. Of this number. 21 -an.
republicans. One of these ran as an;
I independent, but: ho was, nevertlic-
less, politically a republican.
Night Killers Burn a llarn.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Aitglisla, ky., April s--.-ri. W. Mc
Klhhon's liarn was burned by night
riders. The structure was tilled with
tobacco owned by a man who refused
to assign his crop to I lie society of
equity.
tified to Go Away and
Not Come Back.
ALLOWED 24 HOURS 10
T
He's the Man Whose Paper
Was Confiscated and Pol
ilics Changed.
( Special to The Evening Times. )
Asheville, X. C, April S. A dele--,
gat ion of cit izens,: composing a vigi
lance committee,' called on Editor
Smith of the Mitcheir county Rec-
! ord, at Bakersville, and ordered him
j to leave town witliin , 21 hours. The
! charges against Smith were not made
j public. He was threatened-, with ho
ling driven out. ot town in a more
vigorous fashion if . 'he refused to
leave within.- -the. specified time.; He
complied wit.i the order of the coni-
i:i:.:ee. ; ; ' -
I Editor Smith is 0 .1 years old. His
I newspaper was taken in charge by
the vigilance committee;' and the
politics ot tlio paper changed from
demoeraUc to republican. ,
Smith's vvhercaliouts , are not
known, nor is it -known -.whether lie
will make an . effort, to recover his
newspaper plant. .-.-"'
Gasoiciic May Kill.
lUy Leased Wire to The Times)
. Bat lor. . I'a,, April S -By the ex
plosion of gasolene used to clean a
tank car of the Valvolino Oil com
pany at tho East JJutlef. refinery, two
men were perhaps laially injured. .1.
IJ. Shearer, of Williamsport, was.
hurled ;!() fc-et: and "struck-: oh an oil
barrel. Itoth h-gs and one arm were
.broken and lie was badly burned.
I His j-ecovtny is doubtful. John
Duugherly, ;:i, East Butler,-was
thrown 2n fee! and his .clothing
was burned I mm ins body. The men
were iiispvct ing the' 'car and had low
ered an arc light into il.
COKEY IN" I.IMLLKill'r .(AI.
His
Auto Hits I Sugg. v anil
Throws
Woman lulit Road.
(By Leased Wire 10 The Times I.
.Birmingham. 'Ala.; April- X Speed
ing around a course on the way lo
Ensloy, the auiomohile i)f President
William Ellis Corey o! t lie Tinted
States Steel corporation, collided
' Mi- Cnrev was the hrst to reach
Mrs MeTyoroe and lifted her Irom
the wreck. Another auto v.i'li nieiii-
-bi'-rs of the Coivv part was wrecked
j when it (raslied itilo a telephone pole, .
: The occupants escaped serious hurt.
"cot .
DALY'S WARDROBE.
: shei ill IMiln't Leave Actor So Much
.s J( ti ii of Pii.jamus.
i liv Leased Wire to ttie Times)
! Chicago, April x, For l lie second
time within a lew weeks Arnold
Duly, the actor, starring in "The
i Kegetierat ion" at
' I hea-t re, has been
I of a:i uti achuictil
; effects. Suii - was
i Mr. Daly April . 2
the Studebaker
made tlio victim
on his personal
brought against
for the recovery ,
of $ 7 T. : t due on a note held by Sena
tor William Reynolds, il New York.
Deputy Sherll't Harney llauinann and
I Henry Weil served at attachment on
(), ,;.,lvV ,-,,.., effects. Daly
was in the bat lit ub when the sheriff
made his appearance.
There was not a si itch of clothing
or even a pair of pajamas left when
the slier iff got through with him.
I Before night, however, I he money
was raised and Daly got his clothing
j back. Daly's valet secured clothing
from other guests in the hotel and
i managed to clothe himself,
"Marooned in a bath tub.'" Daly
j was hoard to mutter when the sheriff
I"'"- . "'.',-.