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THE RALEIGH EVENING TIME
VOLUME 30.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1908.
PEIOE.5 CENTS,
ROOSEVELT SORE
OVER CONVENTION
DIdn'l Waal Burrows to Make Keynote Speech Opening Day
of Republican National Convention at Chicago lie
Wanted Beveridge to Oo the Oratorical Stunt
MICHIGAN SENATOR SITS
Chairman New Credited With Sidetracking Hoosier States
man, Who Was Ready to Laud President to the Skies
and Make Smooth Sailing for Taft
(By Leased Wire to The Evening Times.)
Washington, May 19. Senator Julius Caesar Burrows sits In u chair
on the floor of the senate and beams and beams a bewhiskered irreslsta
ble to all except Senator Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, of Indiana, who was
a candidate for the temporary chairmanship of the republican, national
committee which came to Senator Burrows through the kindness of the
commit tee having charge of the choice.
But t.iere is no sunshine at the white house. President Roosevelt is
angry over the selection of Senator Burrows to make the much-talked of
"keynote speech." He did not hesitate to express his vexation to friend
ly visitors. He construed the selection of Senator Burrows as a direct
slap at his policies and found causefor confirmation in the choice of
John A. Ma Hoy, of Columbus, Ohio, an ardent Forakerite, as general sec
retary of the national convention. The president had written a letter to
Harry New urging that Beveridge be selected, but he would have been
well satisfled with the selection of Senator J. P. Dolliver, of iowa, who
was put forward by those who objected to Beveridge because, in their
opinion, he was assuming too much leadership and making the keynote
speech might let his enthusiasm carry him to the extent of proposing
President Roosevelt's nomination.
But Senator Burrows is entirely unsatisfactory. The Michigan senator
is placed by the administration in the ranks of the "trimming reaction
aries,' a Rooseveltian term meant tcS describe those who are 'at heart,
against the Roosevelt policies, while on the surface they are for them.
But Senator Burrows will deliver ais keynote speech, and the .adminis
tration has decided he will hand over his keynotings to prominent sena
tors not In sympathy; with Rooseyeltlsra. What they will do with Mr.
Burrows' production is hard to contemplate.
Wiieu the question of selecting a tempoi-nry harrman- waff BeroTe the
sub-comnlittee, Chairman Harry Now produced President Roosevelt's
letter in behalf of Senator Beveridge. It was thought the business men
canstrued it as a demand rather than as a suggestion, but outside of
that the committee would not have Beveridge.,
The name of Leslie M. Shaw was introduced, and this complicated the
selection. Just at this opportune moment Senator Scott, of West Vir
ginia, proposed Senator Burrows and tne suggestion met with Instant
favor. '. ';
ORR NOT KILLED
AT FIBRE MILL
S3
Has Lacerated Hand, Hot Bis
ByAnyMeais
(Special to The Times)
ABhevllle, May 19 It has been
learned that the reports of Mr. Orr,
of Canton, being crushed to death In
the machinery of the Champion Fibre
Company were not true, and that
while severely Injured, there Is no
danger of his injuries proving fatal.
The report that the Injured man died
in the afternoon came from what was
thought to be a reliable source and
was given credence by all and one
Raleigh papor printed It.
Mr. Orr, It seems, was standing by
a pulp machine when his clothing
was In some way caught In the ma
chinery, but was able to free himself
before being seriously Injured. His
hand was severely lacerated, but
there was no internal Injuries, as re
ported Saturday. He was able to oe
out yesterday, and hfs complete re
covery Is said to be only a matter of
time.
VKSTAL, LARGEST CRAFT OF
. KIND, IS LAUNCHED TODAY
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, May 19 The naval col
lier Vestal, the largest craft of her
type In existence and the first to be
built by this . government, was
launched at the Brooklyn navyyard
today. She Is constructed almost on
yacht lines and will be able to turn
off 16 knots an hour. The Vestal Is
465 feet long and Will carry 13 offi
cers and 163 men. She will have an
armament of four 8-lnch rapid-fire
guns. ". " ' - '''''
IN CHAIR AND GRINS
Noah Carpenter is Buried,
Though Scientists Protest
(Special to The Times)
Asheville. May 19 When Noah,
Carpenter, a wealthy citizen residing
. at 4 Short street, Blltmore, died sud
denly last week, : Monday night.
Christian Scientists flocked to the
home and at once began praying for
his resurrection to life. All day
Tuesday the efforts were continued.
During the day, it is said, Mrs. Car
penter arranged for the 'purchase of
a costly casket, but would not con
sent to the coffin being sent to the
house until after the Christian Scien
tists had exhausted their efforts.
SUICIDE TODAY
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Indianapolis, ind., May 19. John
McCaughey, 60, a prominent plumb
er and formerly a member of the
Marlon county board of ' commerce,
committed suicide at 6 o'clock this
morning by shooting himself in the
head with a revolver as he lay In
bed.
Two other men associated with
McGaughey on the board of commis
sioners are under indictment on a.
charge of accepting a bribe in con
nection with boilers sold the county.
While McGaughey has not been in
dicted, it Is believed that brooding
over the affair caused him to take
his life.
New Director of BUnd Institution.
, Prof, J. E. LIneberry, of Wlnter
vllle, was today appointed by Gov.
Glenn a director of the Blind Insti
tution In the place of W. T. Love, of
Lowell, Gaston county, resigned.
OF POLITICIAN
MOBILE RESULT
LYONS VICTORY
Mayor Goes Id Again By Ma
jority Over HOQ-Couniy
for Johnson
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Mobile, Ala., May 191 The 'adminis
tration ticket practically swept every
thing before it In yesterday's primaries.
This ticket is headed by Major P. J.
Lyons as candidate for mayor for re.
election, and Hon. Francis J. In go for
president of the general council.
Lyon's majority will probablv exceed
1,100.
The antl-adpiinlstration ticket, head
ed by C. M, -Shepard and Walter F.
Witlsh, was put out by the Good Gov
ernment and Business League clubs.
The hitter's defeat is considered a plea
for a wide-open-town, and is also look
ed upon as a slap in the face to tin?
prohibition movement.
Henry Chamberlain, candidate for al
derman 'from the. -eighth ward,1 Is the
only .-..anti-alderman, nominated. His
victory is due to the strong prohibi
tion ideas of ills opponent, E. W. Faith.
Gov. John A. Johnson, Of Minnesota,
has carried Mobile county by a safu
majority. Most county, precincts enst
three votes for Johnson to Bryan's one.
Johnson bus also carried 'southern Alu-
ellfl's
by it '-good majority, - which in
tlte counties of ; Montgomery,
Mobile, Conehuh, Monroe and Baldwl'i.
An unu.mally heavy vote was cast and
the complete count will -hardly be -hud
before nightfall.
Congressman A. A. Wiley, was vic
torious in his district.
- Counting Slow in Alabama.
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
Birmingham, Ala., May lil Fuller
returns from the state of the demo
cratic primary held Monday serves
only to increase the majority which
it was apparent Monday afternoon
Bryan had rolled up over John A.
Johnson, his opponent for the nomi
nation for the presidency by the
Denver convention. In nearly every
County two. tickets- wore voted, one
for "County officers jrnd the' other for
delegates to Denver and the state of
ficers to be filled. These tickets of
necessity were counted separately and
this has caused great delay in tabu
lation of the returns. ;
North Alabama went overwhelm
ingly for Bryan, while Johnson's
(Continued on Page Seven.)
During the day Undertaker's As
sistant Holden, of Asheville, went out
to embalm the body, but the Christian
Scientists and the dead man's wife
were still hopeful that the dead
would be brought to life and would
not consent for the corpse to be pre
pared for burial. However, as it
was the intention of the widow to ship
the remains to Savannah, Ga., In
event that life could not be restored,
the undertaker told her the body
certainly would have to be embalmed
before It could be shipped.
(Continued on Page Three.)
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Now York, May 111 .-Jennie
Blount, the pretty' young woman
sentenced to three years In Auburn
prison for shooting Charles M. Sun
ford, the wealthy Brooklyn attorney
whom she accused of having aban
doned her after he had taken care of
her several years, is dying in Brook
lyn hospital from the effects of gas.
The girl was to have been taken
to Auburn today, . She was placed
in a cell In the Brooklyn jail, and
wob apparently In cheerful mood
when the matron saw her a few
hours before daylight. A little later
she was found with a gas hose In her
mouth, unconscious. The doctors
say she will die.
Corrected Returns From Davidson.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Lexington, May 19. Correct returns
In Davidson give Craig 7.39, Kitchln
5.20, Home Ml,
JENNIE
BLOUNT
NOW LIES DYING
TO
BE ARGUED FOR
FRANK ZASTERA
LadWhoKilled Whole Sheppard
Family Will Claim He Was
Badly Rattled.
HOPES TO MM CHAIR
By Same Befsnca That Was
Tried By Harry Thaw
in First Trial
(By Leased Wire to Ttw Tunes).-''.
M;:Havan. N. .1., May Frank
Zastera, who has written a. complete
eonfesbion, telling how he 'murdered
Lieutenant and Mrn. William D.
Sheppard mid their maid, -.Jennie.
Bendyat Wyatnnk. N. J., expects to
plead he had a brainstorm, and to
eccape the chair by urging insanity,
"He has evidently read a great
deal about 4th e Thaw ease," said.i
Prosecutor Andrew Stokes of Free-1
hold, "and has planned to deceive us1
into the belief Jthat his horrible crime j
was the result of an brain explosion. -
lie laid great emphasis ' on 'the fact'
that a in impulse to murder the Shep
pards came upon hLn like a stroke
of lightning. But that sort of thing
won't go in New Jersey.'
MAE WOOB STILL
ACCUSES PLATE
Says She Gave Up Letters for
$10,000 Because She
Feared Violence
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, May 19. Mae C.
Wood's claim that she was married
to United States Senator Thomas C.
Piatt at the Fifth Avenue hotel In
November, 1901, and that his sub
sequent marriage to Lillian Janeway
constitutes sufficient grounds for
granting her a divorce from the aged
senator, which claim is now being
heard before Justice O'Gorman in
the supreme court, caused the co;t
room to be followed today with an
array of politicians and lawyers.
There were also a number of women
present. Mae Wood again took the
witness stand.
Mr. Stanchlield at the outset ; re
verted to the affidavit and release
obtained from the plaintiff at the of
fice of Abraham Hummel, which was
introduced in evidence yesterday,
and asked her if she was acquainted
with Its contents at the time she
signed it.
"I 'was not," -emphatically 'declared
Miss Wood. "I was informed par
tially of what It contained, but did
not read it." -
"You knew you were to get f 10.
000 for surrendering the letters, did
you not?"
"I did not get $10,000. 1 could
have got $511,000 for them, but would
not take it."
"Why didn't you take $50,000,
then?"
"I knew the crowd I was dealing
with too well. I never would have
got out of flew York alive if I had
taken that money."
"Why did you sign that release,
making an affidavit to Its contents?"
"I was forced to remain for al
most 24 hours a prisoner In 'Hum
mel's office. I was hungrytired and
sick."
"Did you pay Miller for his servi
ces In connection with the release
given In Hummcl's office?"
"I did not."
"Didn't you give him f 100 for his
services?"
"Yes, I gave him $100."
."Do you swear that you did not
get the $J0,000 from Hummel?" t
(Continued on Page Seven.)
BRA
NSTORM
CLEVELAND CAR
STRIKE VIOLENT
Woman Has Jaw Broken By
Brick and Husband Gets
Gash in Cheek
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Cleveland, O.; May 1 9 Serious
rioting early today followed the
wrecking of several cars of dynamite
and the crashing of windows of oth
ers by bricks and other missiles.
Two women and a man were badly
injured, .
The most ..'seriously hurt were
David Benjamin and wife. 'They
were on a car that was bombarded
with bricks. ; Mrs. Benjumiiu had a
jaw broken and ' Mr, Benjamin had
his Pheek laid-open by a brick, Fifty
men stormed a ear of the W'oodland
l.oraine line and Mrs, Elizabeth
Mejser, the bnly..'ji"ssenger, was cut
on the face and hands and received
a slight concussion of the brain by
being hit with stones.
A Detroit avenue car was dyna
mited, the forward part being ripped
from the truck mid all the glass
shattered. The passengers and crew
escaped without injury.
Rioting at 'Windermere carbarn, in
the East Cleveland district, was
started by men who cut six electric
feed wires. Men from the Municipal
Traction com pany offices started to
repair the damage but were driven
back with bricks by a crowd ofjUOO.
SOUTHERN STEEL TO HE
REORGANIZED VERY, SOON.
By Leased Wire to The Times) v
New York, May 19 Plans have
been formulated for the reorganiza
tion, ot the Southern Steel Company,
the enterprise which passed into a
receiver's hands last fall, when the
trust com iany troubles were at their
height. The committee. Of which
James Edwards is chairman, has
brought out an adjustment plan pro
viding for a scaling down of one
third the present. Capital stock and
increasing the cash resources by
$3,000,000, to be supplied by a syndi
cate. TheV stockholders are also
given an opportunity to subscribe.
Wrights May
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Norfol k . Va., May 1 9 Wilbur
Wright, one of the .Wright, brothers
who have made many sucessful
flights with their flying-machine at
Kill Devil hill last two weeks, passed
through Norfolk , bound for New
York, presumably for Europe, to ne
gotiate with governments there for
the sale of aeroplanes for the pur
poses of war.
"Mr. 'Wright says he tind his brother
have solved the problem of aerial
navigation with machines heavier
than air, and that it Is now only a
HARRIMAN AFTER
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
t'liieago. May 1 9 -lit an ittinouiiee'
tnent esterday that the Illinois Tun
nel company had -arranged, for the
transfer of its mortgage to the Chi
cago Subway company Is believed to
be seen the hand of Edward H. Har
rinian in a master stroke for control
of a gigantic underground railroad
system for the collection and distri
bution of freight between the big
railroad systems and business inter
ests of Chicago.
1)11. DIXON OFF TO
DELIVER ADDRESSES.
Dr. B. F. Dixon left today for
Scotland Neck, where tonight ho will
deliver the address at the closing ot
the graded schools. He will be In
Guilford county Thursday, at Besse
mer In the afternoon and at the Rev
olution school, Greensboro, at night.
He will return to Ualeigh Friday.
CHICAGO SUBWAY
CHRISTMAS PARTY
SCENE OF MURDER?
f
. . - " '" "
Evidence Now to Show Mrs. Gunness Invited Four People
to Laporie Farmhouse and There Butchered and Buried
Them-Mee and Wife and Jennie Olson Victims.
DISCOVERY CORROBORATES STORY OF GREENING
Widow's Chore Boy, Now in Oklahoma, Says Belle Teld Him
Professor and Wife Had Gone Home and Olson
Girl Was Off to School In Los Angeles.
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
Laporte, fnd,,. May 19 The mufder of four persons whom she had
Invited to her "house of horrors" as her guests for a Christmas party Is
the latest atrocity charged to Mrs. Belle Gunness, Laporte's arch-assassin,
nuw being sought by the police of practically the whole world.
Front a careful identification of the unidentified bodies recovered
from the soft spots of Brookside farm and the comparison of other evi
dence. It is now almost, certain that the woman slayer committed her
quadruple crime on Christmas night, 1906. Jennie Olson, John Moe, of
Elbow Lake, Minn., the man and woman known only as the "professor
and his' wife,'-' were that night the victims of the Gunness' woman passion
for slaughter. ....-
This discovery corroborates in detail the statement by Emll Greening,
once Mrs. Gunness' choreboy, who has been interviewed in Oklahoma City.
Greening says that after the party held at Mrs. Gunness' house Christmas
day, 1900, and the next day, he noted the disappearance of 'all the guests.
When lie asked Mrs. Gunness where the visitors had gone, she said the
professor and his wife, who were at the house, had gone back to their
school near Los Angeles, Cal., and had taken Jennie Olsen with them. :
It is now concluded by Sheriff Smutzer that, folowing the Christmas
festivities, Mrs. Gunness killed four persons, two men and two women, -and
buried them all in the same grave. .-..;-;'
. One of the men at that Christmas party is now known to have been
John Moo, of Elbow Lake, Minn., but the persons remaining to be Identi
fied are the "'ones described us the professor and his wife.
Heretofore it has been generally thought that Emil Greening was
wrong in saying there was any woman guest at the Christmas party
besides Jennie Olson. The explanation made tlt probably Ortea
" lng saw a man dressed in woman's clothes. : :"
Four bodies were found in one grave. One of them has been Identi
fied s that of Jennie Olson and another as the remains of John Moe.
The third is today shown to be that of a woman, and the fourth is a man
of unknown identity as yet. --'.-:-.'
There are reasons to believe Mrs. Gunness prepared for this slaugh
ter weeks ahead. The grave in which the four bodies were found was
dug two months ahead by Brijiski, a Polish laborer, who did odd Jobs
(Continued on Page Three.)
Sell Their
Aeroplanes in Europe
question of .'familiarizing' themselves
with the operation of the machine.
"You fellows," said Mr. Wright,
meaning the : newspaper correspond
ents, "exaggerated the injury sus
stained by the ''.machine when it was
wrecked..' - As a matter of fact, the
total damage did not amount to more
than $ru. True, it was put ont of
business, but that accident could
hardly be classed as a wreck.''
As souvenirs of the mishap, Mr.
Wright bore' a "rapidly-healing scar
on the bridge of his nose and a sighl
bruise on his partly bald head.
ELSIE IS LIKELY
TO GET DIVORCE
(Hy Leased Wire to The Times)
New York,. May 19. Mrs. Alfred
Gwynn Vandorbi.lt is to gain an ab
solute divorce from her husband if
the recommendation of Referee Da
vis McCltire is curried out by Justice
O'Gorman.
After weeks of delay, Mr. McClure
has completed his report and turned
it over to Lewis Cass Ledyard, Jr.,
of the law firm of Carter, Ledyard &
Milburn. Mrs. Vanderhilt, accord
ing to the best Information, has not
asked that Alfred Gwynne Vander
hilt settle any money on her, but she
wants not less than $10,000,000 set
aside for their children.
I Official Vote in Orange.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Hillsboro, May 19. -In the county
convention yesterday the vote for gov
ernor was announced as follows:
Kitehln, 4.50; Home,.- .89; Craig, .60.
Brooks for congress gets 15.25, and Holt
and lloystvr one and a traction each.
WHITE WINGS IS
SPEEDY AIRSHIP
Baidwin's Pet Could Have Gone
Further But Or Bell
Said No
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Hammondsport, N. Y., May 9. F.
O. Baldwin in his aerodrome, "White
Wings," made a successful flight
from land at Stonybrook farm. The
aerodrome rose to an elevation of
12 feet and remained in the air
three seconds. It travelled 275 feet
and could have continued the flight
indefinitely, but . the policy of Dr.
Alexander Graham Bell, under Whose
directions the experiments are being
conducted, does not favor a long
flight yet.
The ascent was made with ' the
aerodrome going in a westerly di
rection and taking advantage of a
moderate wind. From the time the
motor started until the machine
struck the ground was seven seconds.
Mr. Baldwin let it run on the
track until sufficient velocity had
been obtained for a start and then
he rose rapidly.
Dr. Bell was much pleased at the
success of the flight, and said it had
accomplished all that was expected
or desired at this time.
Charles Oliver Jones, of Cincin
nati, who has been engaged here In
perfecting his dirigible type of air
ship, announces a trial ot his ship,
"The Boomerang," the first week la
June. At that time Mr. Jones will
undertake a trip from Hammonds
port to Boston. Mr. Jones' airship,
a gasbag of 18,000 cubic feet capac
ity, and the buoyancy of gas overcomes-the
weight of the operator and
motor. Mr. Jones calculates his ma
chine can make 35 miles an hour.