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THE RALEIGH EVEN I
VOLUME 30.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1908.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
TIMES.
Charlotte for Prohibition By
700 at Nine Oclock in
Hie Forenoon.
WINSTON-SALEM IS DRY
Forsyth County Claimed By
Temperance People By
High as 000 Voles.
NEW BERN!NSAMECLASS;hope OF PROSECUTION
. . u ti,. r...
juiuij naiu iBBie i suiuu-js
ted Three to One Against
Wbiskey Men,
WILSON inUMVUKl 521
Goldshoro Report Probability
That Cold Water Element
Will Win 4to 1.
WETS CLAIM ONLY TWO
Column But no Figures
Are Given.
Reports from the various cities and
counties ln the state are not numer
ous or complete up to 3 o'clock, but
there ure indications that the state
Is going dry by fully 20,000. The ma
jority at sundown may be consider
ably more than that. The prohibition
people are predicting, many of them,
a majority of twice that size. :
The strongest prohibition city to
report early this forenoon was Char
lotte, which at 9 o'clock wired a 700
lead for the drys.
Goldsboro will be dry about 4 to 1.
In Wilson county a quick estimate
at 12:45 put the drys 621 ahead In
that territory.
Rocky Mount will be dry 5 to 1.
Tarboro and Hightsvllle were the
only towns to report wet up to noon.
No figures w,ere given.
Charlotte nt Leant 700 Dry.
(Special to The Times)
Charlotte, May 26 At 9 o'clock
700 votes had been cast ln the city
and five to one favor prohibition.
Fowyth 200 to 500 Dry.
(Special to The Times)
WInston-Salera, May 26 At 11
o'clock It Is generally believed that
Forsyth will give prohibition a ma
jority of from 200 to BOO.
Cabarrus Dry by 800.
(Special to The Times)
Concord, May 26 Cabarrus is dry
by 300 at a conservative estimate.
In this city a big vote Is being polled,
with prohibition leading In all wards.
Prohibition In Youngftville.
(Special to The Times)
Toungsvllle,' May 25 Prohibition
believed to be carrying by big major
ity. ,..:
Hanford Most All Dry. -.(Special
to The Times)
Sanford, May 26 Prohibition
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is
WHITMOREHAPPY. JOHNSON GOING
L
FOK LIFE TODAY
Man Accused cf Killing Wife
m Swamp Says Thai He'll
Prove Aiibf.
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0 SHOW lie SI6W LEI13 66
cause of Love for Oeor-
gis Dickinson.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, May 2.'i.--On the testimony
f.-.f ieo.rleMlekl:iso.i, the v.wuiun. t'rSC'u
j .whom Theodore S. Whitmore Is said
to have been Infatuated unci to whom
' ho Is declared to have given some of
i his wife's jewels a few days after
(airs. immure was muraereu ..nrjsi
i mas. night and her body thrown Into
j Lampblack swamp, near Harrison, N.
the prosecution expects today to
fsjiciw that Whltmore slew his nlf.v
i . When the trial was resumed, Whit
; more Walked Into the courtroom w ith
(almost ft Jaunty air. Ho i-cems eonfl
Ideiit of establishing an al'bl. and be
lilcves by tiie end of the week, or even
.sooner, he will be a free man.
J The fact that It required only 43 tnln
'utes to secure a jury, when In New
j York city it usually takes weeks, Im
I (Continued on Page Seve.
THOUGH UN TRIA
Judge Cray 's Friends Sure
Labor Element Wants W
(By Leased Wire to The Times.) , Ruth, of Philadelphia, national or
Washlugton, May 26.- Friends of gunlzer'of the Bricklayers' Union.
Gov. Johnson and Judge Gray are They also believe they have a
elated over the result of the prima-
ries In Florida and the prospects In
Maryland,
The Johnson enthusinsts believe
Bryan is headed off in the Denver
convention. They declare that out ; America look upon Judge Gray as
of a total of 870 delegates already! their best friend outside of the or
elected Bryan has 410 and that 260 j ganization. Recognition of this sen
Instructed and unliiBtructed are op-, tlment was shown In the Pennsyl' p.
posed to him. j nla convention last week, when the
Of those yet to be selected they coal mining- counties voted Bolidly
contend 126 will be unlnstrncted. for the Delawarean.
In all this they, profess to find that "That which is true of the miners
the Nebraskan can command only of Pennsylvania Is ready to be er.i
616 votes. It takes 672 to nominate.) phasized also In the mining districts
The Grlfy boomers Insist that or-jof West Virginia, Illinois Indiana,
ganized labor Is beginning to awaken! Iowa,, Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio,
to the desirability of their man. They Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Wash
quote the indorsement of Charles ; H. ington and Colorado."
ATHLETIC DOCTOR WILL
WRESTLE FRANK GOTCil
Seattle, Wash., May 26. "Am I
training? Why, no. I'm always in
training." As Benjamin F. Roller
delivered these remarks he doubled
up hU arm until the biceps almost
burst his coat sleeve. Dr. Roller
toears the distinction of being the
only amateur wrestler ever chal
lenged by a professional champion.
Frank A. Gotch. who defeated
Hackenschmldt, thus acquiring the
championship, las challenged Dr.
Roller to a wrestling bout and it will
be held June 20. Gotch met Roller
In this city m er izo and failed to
thrown him after an hour's work.
The defeat has always rankled in the
breast of the big champion.
10 TUSCALOOSA
Speaks There Tonlghf Before
Alabama Slate University
Class
m
IMS Hi
ISays Rijitis of stales should
Be Pressrved M Opposes
CsQlralizaiioa
H-.y I-ca.-v.l Wire to The Times.) ;
Tiii'tnaigiium, Ala., Mty Gov.
John A. Johnson,' of M innesota, left Bir
mingham ,' -at 8 o clock this moimiwi
for Ttisealoost, Ala., where -'-be tonight
delivers iui address to the graduates of
t h I'tiivi rsity of Alabama.
. Ainl.. in rt(.i;t(rnt it ' ...-v. .In!tnMi1r
was the guest of Addison (?. Smith, who
'managed his campaign prior to the pvl
imary election, May 18. At the Coun
J.try club Cnv. Johnson was the guest
jof honor at a biuiquet attended by
' mniiy of leading citizens of Birming
ihum and Alabama.
j In discussing the ftttltude regarding,
j the democratic nomination for the pres- '
i Ideney from his standpoint, Gov. John-'
jinn said be would be convenient to the
! Denver convention in case it wanted ;
fhlm. lie spoke against the eentre.ll-
station of power, : and said that the';
! l ights of the states Humid be.-pre-'
j iterved.
A tremendous crowd heard Gov.
jjohnsorf at Tuscaloosa. Special trains
(Continued on Page Three.)
fighting chance for Gray delegates In
the conventions In New Hampshire
and West Virginia this week. The
Gray bureau, in a statement. Bays:
"The .. United Mine Workers of
Street Car
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Chester, Tu.. May 2fi. Riot followed
riot In the street car strike situation
here, last'nlght. Mob violence was In
force In all sections of the city and
a dozen strikebreakers, who were 'in
charge of the cars of the Chester Trac
tion company, faiyd badly at the hands
of strike cympathlzers.
At 10; 30 a mob of 3,000 men charged
a car at Seventh street and Edgemont
avenue. . They had followed the car
four square and were throwing stones
and hooting the police, who had sev
eral prisoners aboard for creating a
RALEIGH VOTING DRY
BY SMALL MAJORITY
On account of flie-TAte-box system,
it is almost Impossible ijb sive any
thing like an accurate estimate of
the vote la both Raleigh and Wake
county, livery return Is based on ob
servation of men at the polls and 1 he
reports may be colored a Hi tie', ac
cording as the informant thinks on
the question.
From information at hand, il i .or or aguuisu. a iigui vuie ,
would seem that the count vi about . seems, to be out today. :The anti-j
even, with the chances somewhat, in ! 'prohibitionists cast their votes oar-,
favor of the antis. .The ifoliowlngl ,Ier ln thc ,lay while the drys aye,
represents returns received from 12 voting all along. j
until 2 o'clock: '; i ow Wake county will go cannot ,'
Wake Forest. At" noon vote stood! 1)e determined as accurately us the'
dry about 95 to wet 33, .and by night'.?'1?'; 'Hie Times was unable to get
there will be no' material change. ! -Merry : ' Oaks', KnivsivlJle, Ftiquay j
with about 115 : aR:insf 30. ..Stony! Springs. Neuse, Rolesville, Cardenas!
Hill going wet aku-isl unanimously,! oiher places, t lie telephone liupj
vote :it:.ndlng at. ;k,.mi thirty or more' 110' working, but. judging . these ,
to nothing.. j.plci'ps by those that have been heard1
: Eagle llock fXot iii.'ig definite, but j fron.,. the result will bo close. . The '
prohibition said to. ; in. lead. . i wets probably, have the county , but1
('a'ryAt iioon 1, i ." voles had bc-n ' ' ''" prohibition vote in the City, may
cast, : with thewtio in (lie Jen. I. lie-: sufficient to overcome the major-,
fore 14H votes are ciiKt ii. is t.lioiigiit I j
drys 'will, even tip. -H. j . The following ; polling : places, i
Carmr With !'; .,:(! :::,, r.inong others, will serve to show
against, at noon It bjolu as it' the vote; the way Raleigh is voting: . j
will be eveqly divhied. Little iaieivi First, ward, first division Over
est and voting.- At: burn is 'also- tli-j 200 voted, with majority of .4 3 for ,
viding on question vi'r small vol ing. j prohibition.,. !
Mctl'iile.rs -S-.vi.tt Creeli township! Second ward.. -si'cohd-'-. division'---'..'
is going wet by small majority. .Mid ! Prohibition l(.t; majority; - wets ".f.j i
die Creek on "other hand will go dry volts. . .'.
by small vote. :.
Ariex'- Nothing daJihtie.' hitt vol irif!
is a l out even.
Jialei.vli Probably Dry.
Both the antis and proiiiliitibiiisis!
aTe. claiming Ra!eili this a.ft.e'r'.bon. i
and it is impossible to say how t'.-.e
my
L
His Attentions
(By
Moiir
Be;
ised Wire, to The Times.)
N. (, May li. Because AV1I-
Ham Luther, a popular young 'society
man, persisted in his attentions So
Miss Margaret Thomas, a schoolgirl of
against the protests of bet'' '-mother,
he was shot and seriously wounded
by Mrs. Thomas, l.tither's -condition Is
not regarded as criiical.
Mrs. Thomas, after repeated protests,
declared she would shoot Luther if hi
did not desist coming to see her daugh
ter. He came Sunday night and an
angry, scene em lied, the shooting fol
lowing. ; :
BEFORE TEDDY ARRIVES
'(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, May -6 Hefore the ar
rival of I'reyhlent Roosevelt at Oyster
i!ay for the summer, every stray dog
in Oyster Bay, Locust- Valley, Mill
Neck, Glencovc, Sou el iff and Bast Nor
wich is to be Ulllcd. '. ..-' ;
The town Isia id is ttTeriiig $2 each
for all dogs 'killed.'-- A dog catcher is
to be appolnteil In each of the 14 elec
tion districts.
Strikers
disturbance nt the carbarn.
There were a dozen policemen on thc
car and each had a revolver. Follow
ing a shower of bricks, Sergt. Knoden
tired Into the crowd. Ills action Whs
followed by mote shots from the re
volver of Deitby, a negro policeman.
Hut the shots did Hot frighten the
mob. -
The crowd paid no attention to the
policemen until the city hall was
reached. Then they turned and wo
men and children were trampled to
the ground. The rioters apparently
had been awaiting the withdrawal of
T hi!
1 I
SHOOTS
H
City C&eer
city will really cast its vote. It is
an almost, safe conclusion, however,
lo say that the city will give a small
majority for prohibition. Of course
the. majority may reach three hun
dred, biit it cannot be told at this
Hour. From all the voting places j
comes the information that "il is
j about even'' or that, the majority is i
Outside Kast, north division
About even, , w it'll, wets in the tvad.
'I'h'.rd ward 4 1 wet, 27 dry..
Second ward, first division Drys
slightly ahead
Fourth ward, . first division
hibition leading two to one.
-I'ro-
MARTIN LITTLETON SAYS
HARRVTrlUV'SALLRISHT
ii:itt:inm;
Twin., May LMS.-KD.'dar-
j ing- 'Marry; K. Thaw, is of sound infed
j now and using some warm-adjectives
I to describe: District Attorney Jerome,
! .Martin W. I.ittlejoliu ex) resse.'. :i.i snr-
prise at III.' d.-L-isioii (if Judge .Mor.-ch-tianser.
" "I inn nut
raid. ... "The::
vis. .1. -.'; toil!
airprlsed in the least. ,; be
I'roeidliiigs were ill-ad-lii
n so bel'eie, and . these
liriiecedlngs have proven It is true.
For the sake of public policy be was
placed in -the. Mat tea wan and for that
reason tin- decision was against him."
Mae Wood Says She Will Die
Before She'll Plead Guilty
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
-'New-.-York. May -ti. Charges of
perjury against Mae ('. Wood, grow
ing out of her effort 10 prove that
Senator Thomas C. Piatt had mar
ried her, will be placed before the
grand jury and the case will be set
for an early trial if an Indictinent is
returned, prominence of Senator
Piatt and others brought into her
suit for a divorce from him by the
former newspaper .-woman and law
yer has attracted great Interest to
the "case, This has been heightened
by the fact' that. Piatt, nearly 75
years old and showing feebleness in
voice and limb, almost ecrtai ily will
be culled to testify against the wo
man. Miss Wood has recovered entirely
her spirits since, her summary' com
mitment to the Tombs by Justice
Riot
the state police. During the past six
weeks It has been said "wait until the
countable go and then we will have
sonic fun.
The fun came last night, when dozens
of cars were attacked. A car -Jumped
the. track at 1'M.l.vstone and a crowd of
boys and1 men attacked thc inotorman.
Chief Burgess Fr.iitk Kerr Jumped on the
car and tried to protect . the inotor
man. A brick struck him In the head
and he was taken to Cr'ozler hospital,
where his condition Is serious.
' strike-breaking motorman shot a
bo.' at Ninth street and Highland ave-nue
EVELYN WILL NOT
SUE FOR DIVORCE
But Will Apply for Custody of Husband's Affairs Until He
is Able to Handle Them HimselfStatement By
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New Voi U. May 2(1 -Tliat. no reeontHliatlon is contemplated between
Harry Thaw and Kvelyn, but that the annulment suit will be withdrawn
and an -action Instituted at once to' have Evelyn appointed guardian of
Thaw's estate, is the statement made by the young woman's attorney,
Daniel (l'Ueiiiy, today.
"I will withdrn-w the suit for annulment when it Is called before
Referee 'Robert. Deyo, ai No.. 1 1.1 .Broadway,' said Mr. O'Reilly. "There
can Ih no npiiiisiUbn-miidt by either the lawyers for Mrs. .William Thaw
or those acting fcr llatry. All that is necessary is for me to state that I
withdraw' 1 he.;, suit and' no 'explanations 'are necessary, nor can they be
called for.
"No furtlier action will be then taken until Judge Morschauser enter
his order coniiniUin:; Harry Thaw to some institution. Just what action
will be taken i'lif.h we have not exactly determined, but we will probably
ask the courts jo .lijipoint. Mi's.'- Evelyn' Thaw guardian for Harry's estate.
As his neatesi: or kin she is the proper person to have control of his prop,
erty. while he is iniable to take care of it himself. The report that Mrs.
Thaw desires a reconciliation with her husband is utterly without foun
dation. She had no siu li wish, and her only reason for wishing to remain
Mrs. Thaw is solely so that she can obtain the assistance due her. Her
sacrifice in ni'm.'ariri?'at the tdo trials and telling the story of her betrayal
by Stanford White she feels should obtain a proper recompense. She feels
that she should be provided for, as there is no doubt but that her story
saved hi r husband's life.
' Mrs. Thaw is strongly of the opinion that her husband should be
confined In an asylum and that she should be taken care of. She has
.acri.'iced a great deal for Harry, and now she should have her reward
and not b! left to the mercies or charity of her husband's relations."
When told that Lawyer Graham Would oppose any move to have
Kvelyn appointed guardian of Thaw's estate and would probably try to
prove that she was an unfit-' person to have command of his property,
(Koiiiy said:
-'We will cross that -.bridge when we come .to it, but I don't think
they will make any 'such move, ffc know that Mrs. William Thaw Is
otipnsed to -IC'yelvu,' ttnd iliat she wijl t :M shn. can .o 'miuentB the.yaix-
woman and her husband. : We Know 11 ey will u.ake a hard flgTit and Will
move Heaven and earth to get the best of us, but we are convinced that
the courts will be on our side."
"Kvelyn will not visit Harry in Poughkeepsie, nor will Bhe, in all.
.probability, see him in whatever asyiiini he is confined. She does not
want to see-him. and I believe he does not care to see her."
I Pittsburg Says She Can't Control Over $2,400. a Year.
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
! . Pittsburg, Pa., May 2ti Under the terms of William Thaw's will,
i it will be next to -impossible,, the lawyers say, for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to
j obtain any control of her husband's property beyond the sum of $2,400
paid him annually by the executors of the Thaw estate, as directed by the
will. In that instrument the elder Thaw, after directing the disposition
or bis huge fortune. made Harry an equal beneficiary. But he added
a codicil revoking "ie .provisions relating to Harry and directing that his
j (Continued on Page Seven.)
O'Gornian. and has comforted herself
by her own conclusions that the bur
den of proof now rests Upon those
who are prosecuting her, and that it
will be, more difficult,, to' convict her
than overthrow her action for di
vorce. Bail was offered by a surety com
pany Saturday too late for accept
ance.. Rumors '.that-Miss Wood is
supported by friends with strong re
sources were revived by the offer of
bail. Although Senator Piatt testi
fied tliat it cost him $1 0,000 to get
possession of the letters he wrote to
Miss Wood, lie has since been quoted
as saying:
."I am sorry for the .woman,, but
f he undoubtedly deserves punish
ment." -" ; ' '"'
Both be and Miss Wood deny thai
(Continue. on Page Seven.)
EVERYBODY IS SAFE ON
CLYDE LINE'S SEMINOLE
New York, May G-Word was receiv
ed from point I'leasant,; N. J by the
Clyde- Line otlicials In New York city
that the steamer Seminole, which went
ashore at- the end of Pirates bar, along
the Jersey coat, yesterday afternoon,
has been lloated and Is now on her
way to this port undamaged and with
her twenty-live passengers still on
board.
The Seminole was hauled off the
sands early today by the Merrltt
Cbapinun ocean-going tug Relief, which
was dlspHtched southward yesterday
us soon as tho Clyde people heard the
Seminole, was ashore. The steamer at
the latest reports was creeping slow
ly up the coast because of the fog and
will probably arrive in New York
some time this afternoon,
ORSVER IS STILL
' IN BED ALL DAY
Hasn't Been Up and Dressed
for Fortnight, It
Is Said
'.(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Lakewood. "N. J., May 26. There Is
renewed concern over the condition of
former President Grover Cleveland.
While it cannot be sold that Mr. Cleve
land has grown definitely worse, at the
same time he has not made expected
progress toward recovery. It Is un
derstood that he has not been out of
I bed at all the last two weeks, and ft
is icarnca rrom those Immediately
about the hotef that he ts very wake,
ful at night, but frequently falls into
a deep slumber In the daytime.
Mrs. Cleveland nfls arranged for the
removal of the children from Prince
ton to the Cleveland summer home at
Tamworth, N. H.
DEAD WOMAN ON BANKOF
CREEK WASMISS R1QQNEY
Gloucester, N. J May 26. The
body of the woman found on Glou
cester flats, on the banks of Big
Timber creek, was identified today
as that of Marie Mooney,, aged 85,
of North Worthbury. The girl live!
with her mother and had been miss
ing from home since Friday night. It
was at first thought she had met
with foul play, but an examination
of the body today failed to reveal
any marks of violence. It Is thought
she fell from a trestle bridge Into the
creek and was drowned, . .