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Only Afternoon Paper in the State of North Carolina With Leased Wire and Full Press Dispatches. t HtHllttliH- J THE RALEIGH. EVENING TIME VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. TAFT GETS 2 MORE DELEGATES TODAY Eleventh and Thirteenth Missouri Are Put in His Column By National Committee-Principal Interest Now is in Selec tion of Candidate for Second on Administration's Ticket CORTELYOU'S FAR AHEAD, ALL LEADERS ADMIT Two Reports Circulated About One Being That President Favored It, Other That He Was An noyed By Cortelyou Men's Confidence of Success, Chicago, June 10. Here Is bow Taft stands: Now In Tuft column, 457. Silll contested, 123. Needed to nominate, 491. . Won by Taft in contests, !ti Alabama, 22; Arkansas, 2;: Flor ida (tit. large and two .districts)-',' 10; :.. Kentucky ( fiv? ilistrii'ts), 10; Georgia (at large and six districts). It!; Mississippi (at large and six districts), 1G; Louisiana (at large and seven districts), IS; .Missouri (three districts), C. Chicago, June 10. Two more con tested districts the eleventh and thirteenth Missouri were put on the Taft side today by the republican national committee. The steam roller crushed out the hopes of the Hughes contestants in the fifth for control of the districts. The finding of the committee in creases the revolt against the "big stick" tactics. Members of the 'allies'1 declared their rights were Ignored and made strenuous prepa rations to carry the war against Sec retary Taft Into the credentials com mittee. The delegates seated In the Mis souri districts, after a hard fight by the Hughes men, were: Eleventh Henry F. Drosto and J. II linn.., Twelfth Hiram Lloyd and Jos. Uoehn. An effort was made to split the delegates between the two men, an i-ffort similar to that made in the Louisiana districts. It was rejected. .1. L. Miniiis waged the battle for the Taft men and F. C. Bryan and A. N. Sagon appeared for Gov. Hughes. so HOl'IlT THAT CORTELYOC IS ROOSEVELT'S MAX FOR SECOND Washington, June 10. With the launching of the Cortelyou boom for vice president came the story that President Roosevelt was Incensed at the assumption of Secretary Cortel you in permitting his friends to de clare positively that the president Henderson ville Ch os en Next Place of Meeting Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias to Hold Convention in Mountain City-Thos. H. Webb Succeeds W. C. Crist-Will Adjourn Tomorrow. By a vote of 111 to 43, the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, today se lected Heudersonville over Ashevlllo us the next place for the meeting of tho Grand Lodge. Mr. M. L. Ship man made the motion for his city. The day of meeting will be the sec ond Tuesday In 'June. At the morning session officers were ro-clected for the ensuing year, Thomas H. Webb, of Duke, succeed ing W. C. Crist, of Winston-Salem, as grand chancellor. Other officers elected are: Geo. S, Hackney, Ashe llle, grand vice chancellor; Rev. W, B.'Duttura, Salisbury, grand prelate; W. T. Hollowell, Goldsboro, grand keeper of records and seals; Jno. C. Mills, Rutherfot'dton, grand master of the exchequer; J. R. Coffey, Wln-Hton-Salem, grand master of arms; W. G. Lake, Charlotte, grand inner guard; C. H. Belne, Raleigh, grand outer guard. This afternoon the Grand Lodge Secretary of Treasury's Boom, favored his boom! Another story '". (Continued on Second Page.) Actor 'Hitchcock Should His Fate Some Time Tomorrow His Confidence of Acquittal Questioning About Money (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, June 10. -When Ray-1 niond Hitchcock's trial was resumed : today he bore a somewhat downcast , look. Those present thought Assist ant Prosecutor Garvan's query con-1 cernlng the $75 money order the; comedian denied sending Flora j Whiston, a former accuser, from i Charlottesville, Va on November 6 j had upset the confidence he had pre- j vlously shown. The Indications are that the accused actor will know his j fate tomorrow. "Did you send the Whiston girl a' money order for $15 from Char-j lottesville, Va., or cause it to be sent.j on November 6?" asked. Mr. Garvan, j "I did not." I . Hitchcock said he was playing at i Charlottesville on that day. Mr. Garvan showed him an express order Will reconvene. Tonight the D. Q. K. K. ceremonial will be held In the Odd Fellows' hull on Fayettevllle street. The Grand Lodge will ad journ tomorrow. '. Last' Night's Session. Col. Walker Taylor presided over the nubile exercises and prayer was offered by the grand prelate. Rev. W. B. Dullera. of Salisbury. Past Grand Chancellor W. W. Wlllson de livered the address of welcome. Mr. Wlllson, referring to the establish ment nf an nmhnnAirp. won enthusl- astlc applause. The response was made by Hon. H. P. Brown, supreme vice chancellor, of Texas. All the addresses were able and were heard not only by many Pythians, but by numbers of guests. V; Before the public exercises were held the various reports were sub mitted, all of which must be grati fying to Pythians. Grand Chancel (Continued on Page Seven.) JOE LEITER AND Hi8 JULIET! ID Brilliant Nuptials Today at Washington Home of Bride. Ceremony Very Quietly Performed, NobHly Hut Relatives Witnessing It, and Only Score of Intimate Friends Partake of f ho Wedding' Breakfast' With Bride and Groom. Honeymoon .Journey Starts (By Leased Wire to The Times) .'..Washington. D, C, .1 line 1 )--Miss Juliett Williams and Mr. Joseph Loiter were married at noon today it the home of the bride's parents In the Connecticut apartment-, house: Rev, Father Buckey, of Si. Matthews church, performed the ceremony. The bride was given away by her fa titer,. Col. John K. "Williams. Miss Frances Williams attended her sister as bridesmaid. M r. Kontain Baldwin, son of the late Mr. C. C. Baldwin, ; a Harvard Classmate of Mr. Leiler's, acted as best man. Only members of lite families were invited to the wedding. Mr. Leiter's sisters, the Countess of Suffolk and, Mrs. Colin Campbell, were not able to be present on ac count of ' engagements in Europe. The bride was robed in the time honored white satin, princess style, In a modified directoirc fashion, with an empire back and a graceful drap ery of rare old Mechlin lace, which once belonged if her. "grandmother.; This ' is used ' as a sort of bertha (Continued on Page Seven.) Upset By Garvan's Persistent Order Sent Flora Whiston. for $15, payable to Flora Smilh, a name by which the Whiston girl was known. "Hitchcock; said that at first he did not send it; then that lie had no recollection of sending It, . The actor testified that he had lured Helen Von Hagen and Elsie Voecks, two of his little accusers, to the 41st street house to trap them in their plot. He denied he had known Flora Whiston before the date of his first trial nnd declared he had told his wife, known on the stage as Flora Zabelle, of the Incident in the West 21th street house on the even ing of the day It occurred. Then Flora Zabelle was called to the stand. She told of having seen her husband every evening during the time when he Is alleged, at in tervals, to have seen one or another (Confined on Page Seven.) JONES t FULLER NAMED AT LAST Ninth Judicial District Breaks Records for Duration Nomination For Solicitor to Succeed Brooks Not Made Tut II, At 1:01 Tills .Morning Convention Had Taken 570 Ballots and Delegates Werp Ready to Drop From Ex haustion Final: Fuller, 10l.:t; Guttis, 07.50; Hobgoinl, 31.47. (Special to The Evening Times.) Durham, N. C, June 10. At ex actly 1.01 this morning, and upon the 576th ballot, the ninth judicial dead lock nominated Jones M. Fuller for solicitor and adjourned in 12 min utes. The sudden conclusion of the bal loting came about with warning, but not of the kind to put one wise. Just before midnight wien the whole con vention had become weary almost be yond power to keep awake, there was a move to do something. The pro gress 'of the ballots had been the sort of "I Was Only Teasing You" kind. Several times Hobgood took the lead (Continued on Page Two,) 0. H P. BELMONT iDAY MAY RESIGN AT REST AT LASTi SYRACUSE POST His Hard Sickness Ends Fatal ly Early This Morning. Banker Had Been In State of ( oma Since Lato Yesterday A litiuooii. j Made 1 1 it id Kijiht Tor Lite, But -System Was Too Weak to Resist Inroads of Disease Peritonitis ' Followed Appendicitis )pei'nt ion. I (By Leased Wiitf to The Times) II. :!,..--.-L. I,, June 1". i iiiver H I. K-linnpit died at his hi i looming, lie hiiil 1. .-Kit-- . coma sini-e- lite yo.-'i tern i ami. failed to tally i-. laut.s vuere ;..dnilntst -led. 'i'.'i w.is t.. his lied'iile 1.-1' lu i-.'i 1;, wiii-n Dr. L:uih;ii t; v. '-n liciv at - i in a . i:iy af-sUinu-I'iimily iv ,1a y had iv- i:i:t in.-.l with .Mr. I :.-! it.oi 1 1 ;i it tltioiiii lite night,-, sent, word disso'ution was appiua. Hing. Sorrowfully they gathered :i 1 xiii t t lie' bedside, awaiting for the 'end, Mr. I ii tot 1 1 made a heroic tij-:'iil- f".i lilV. hut when it became apparent that prriioiiiils, uii'ch succeeded :. ii opera tion for appendicitis, iiail beco'nc acute, the physicians prnclica lly ;,i h i iu!o:!v d hope. Oliver Hazard Perry Belinoi,; W:is -11' years old. II' had lead a most, varied career.: having- been in tit.' Htvy. in th liiinkin;;- business, In . .i"Urn:tiis':ii and in polities, He was a New York boy and .uvtit to svhonl her.- ;'. nd also at St. Flail's, in (lardon ; i 'ity.. I,. I.. Then in- went abroad ami studied three year:', .'afterward goinir Into;:, l-.iak at Bremen s a clerk to fit .bin! 1 father's' 'banking- business in ii' his" New after York. O. jr. P. .'Belmont was na.n. .! the lteru of the battle of Lake K: i his grand uncle. lie had a tfitikei'lnt; after the life of a sedlor and wriitit his father, the late August.'. Belmont, tha t he was tired of the Bremen bank. His father 'procured' him an .appointment to the naval academy, at Annajinils.. 'He ' was. 'graduated, from Annapidis and entered the navy. ; He served two years, but 'resigned to. becoin"' a neMli t.ei if the fl'.ni of AuguM i.i.inoiil & Co. After seyeral years he grew- tired once more of the baiiking. business and drifted into polities. Then ho. started the illustrated political workThe Verdict, and in 1,100 becnme.it delegate to til '.democratic national convention at Kansas City, which. norninattMl William. J. Bryan for the 'second, time for the presidency. Mr. Belmont enured actively into political life. He was elected to con gress from the thirteenth New York district.. He had been conspicuous as a supporter of William 'J... Hryan. al though latterly he hail dropped out or active political life; ;:.;.. In ls'.'d Mr.- IJelmont niarried Mrs. Alva .Smith Vandei'bilt. the" divorced wife of . William , K. . VandiTbilt, Sr. Mrs. ; Vanderbilt was Sir. Itelniont's second wife, the lirst bavin? been Miss Sarah Whitney. The events leading up to the divorce of the aYnderbllts and the subsoipient marriage of Mrs. Vanderbilt to .Mr. Helmoiit caused it sensation in New York society. Mr. Helmont was a .grandson of Com modore M. C. Perry, who negotiatid the Treaty between the United States and Japan. This Perry, was a brother of Oliver Hazard Perry. Mr Helmont was a prominent member, of the New York 'Yacht dub and of numerous other clubs in New York. .'London and Paris. . He. was a pastmaster of St.. John's Lodge. F. 11. M. A. No. 1, of Newport. SECOND DAY OF Routine Business Takes Up; Most of Time at Birmingham Several Cities Want Next Year's Gat'liciing Memorial Service at Xoon Made Doubly Impressive lly Tributes to Lute (Jen. Stephen 1. I,ee Floral Parade ReliiR Held Tills Afternoon Visitors Number :i t.OOO. (By Leased Wire to The Times. V ''Birmingham,' Ala., June 10. The 18th annual convention of the United Confederate Veterans re-assembled for the second day in the Hippodrome this morning at 10 o'clock with Gen. W, L. Cabell presiding. The main feature of Interest on 1 the program for the . morning was ' the selection of the next place of meeting, and the advocates of the claims of the contenders for the honor were busy lobbying among the delegates. I (Continued on Page Two,) GRAY S REUNION Man Who Defended Trusts and Rockefeller Not Popular. TriisteesSujest Famous Talker mul Magainc Writer On Corporate (Questions, Active in Criticism of President Roosevelt, Take Rest of F.ighl .Months Or More Doctor Hates to Quit Viider Fire. (P.y Leiise.l Wire to Tlie .Tin.es.) New York, .Tune la. Tile early retirement, of itev. James It. liny. chancellor of Syracuse I'liiversity, by resignation or otherwise is predicted today as a result of dissension among the trustees of 1 1 1 university, which lias .spread io the student i bouv llii'oitirh the summary dismis sal of Ilr. AV i 1 1 i:i ill Kent, formerly d.'ait of the college, of applied sci- ences. ' ; ' .-. The belief is based mainly on tlie ; action of the. board -of irustees, au I iioniK cnient of wliich was made at t lie tiiniiial cotiiiiieiiceiileiit,. exercisci rtodny in aul.hoi'ii'.liig Dr. Day to take a vacation of eigiii months or for , such period as he sees fit. Dr. Day . it It hough his health is not good, said he could not spare the lime io lake the vacation, which; may preeiptate matters. ;; . . Dr. Day has attracted much atten tion by public .criticism of President Uoosevelt and ".Ills' : -policies, and his defense; or" the trusts, particularly Standard Oil, and of John I). Rocke feller. - '.' ' Fifth district Conventions Being Held This Afternoon Brooks Appears to Have Lead of Five Votes in Five-Cornered Race for Nomination at Greensboro. (Special to The Kveain.g Times.) Greensboro, N. C. June 10 The deiuocralii; congressional ton vent ion or the fiftli district convened this af ternoon at :! o'clock in the auditor ium of the city hall. . Charles T. Willson, of Itoxhoro, chairman, of the executive conmiittee, called the (oiiyeiitioii to order. Af ter the" permaiieal organization is effected the business before the con vention will be the nomination of a candidate for congress, tin; "recom mendation to the state convention of delegate and alternate to the national convention, the nomination of an elector, the passage of resoltitilns and the transaction of tiny other business that may . properly .come' before the body.' Candidates for tiie nomi.iation, J. C. : Buxton, of Winston-Salem; Keit- FINAL STRUGGLE Anti-Racetrack Bills Before the New York Senate. Gov. II ii nl ics Mopes Io Hold 2." Sen ators Opposed to (Jumbling and Make Defeat of Pool Sellers Crown ing Accomplishment of Administra tion Failing This, He May Call Second I'vlraordlnaiy Session of Legislature. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Albany, X. Y., June 10. The final struggle over the anti-race-track I gambling bills will come this after noon In ttie senate, when both nieas j tires will go before that body. The ; committees having them In charge have voted to report them favorably. I If Senator Koelker is In his seat and Gov, Hughes can hold the 25 'senators who voted for the passage of the-, measures at the regular ses sion in line, his fight will be success fully ended. But with adjournment of the legislature 27 hours after it convenes today, forecasts as to the action are conflicting and Gov. tCoiitlued on Page Seven) THIS AFTERNOON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR DRAINAGE CONVENTION CRAWFl RI P.KATS KITTREDGE. Will Have. Majority -at -Least 8,000 Out Kittredge. (By Leased Wire to The Times ! Sioux. Kails, S. 1).. June 1 0.--Returns at midnight from' the' republi can primary election, though far from complete, indicale the nominal ion of Gov. Coe I. Crawford for I'nited States Senator over A. B. Kittredge, the. Incumbent, by a I least 'S.OOit. The lioiniiiation of Stale .Senator W. (.. Vassev, of Waterton, .the-.Crawford candidate for : governor, is equally probable, while, indications poi.it to the Siieeess of litirke and Martin, the Kittredge or "sialwiirt" landidates for conmvss. .. Jti'.rl urns from the lilack Hills comi ties, Which are supposed to be solid for Ki: t red-go,' have not. been receiv ed, but ii is not anticipated that, their majorities will be sufficient to over I'onie the Crawford lead in the re-i.inind'-r of ;t lie' stale. : , This -county', ilie home' -of Senator Kittredge, jjavo him a majority of 4."0. llis frh'.nls had expected h00 to I. I'd'). Veteran Referee Slier Keller. (lly Leased Wire to Tie- Times.)1 Chicago, June It!. After a live-, days' tight against, tin attack of heart trouble, George Slier, the veteran referee, has recovered enough to be declared out of immediate danger. Wlille he is still weak and -will be confined to his house some time, there is no 'immediate" danger of a relapse so long as he keeps away from excitement. ', ben Iteid, Of Rockingham; U. S. Roy- ster, of Granville; J. Allen Holt, of ; Oak Ridge, and A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro, are all here. These men, except Mr. Broks, who Is a resident lot' this city, all got here yesterday af 'lernoon and last night. Quite a number of delegates to the conven tion are already here, and every train . that arrives ttiiiil tl:e meeting of the coiivention will bring more. The race for the nomination has been one of the most spirited that lias ever been uiade In North Carolina, and, on account of certain changes that were made against the leading candidates, lias engendered much bit terness. Despite the fact .that ;.Mr. Broks and bis friends are claiming with much confidence the nomination on the tirsi ballot, it appears that (Continued on Page Seven.) Ft. Caswell Breaks Up Today; Enemy Routed by Uncle Sam iNine of Kaiser's Warships Were in Harbor Early This Morn ing, While Tonight Only Wrecks Remain tl'.y .11)11 A. PARK.) Fort Casw ell, Soul hport, N. C, .lime Io. With i lie smell of powder In the air. with l he deafening thun der of powerful gnus roaring hack a ml -forth, wltli the keen interest of twelve 'hundred men at their-posts of duty, KorJ- Caswell is a busy spot to day. The dove of peace Has taken to the tall timber, leaving the God of War In full command of the entire 'com munity, it Is war-wnr In all Its In tensity, its grandeur and lis horror, that is the game today. Play has been "'turned Into work and the work, in tin a. is what plays the war game, Patriotism In its full significance- Is appreciated more today by every man in this post than most of them ever dreamed of. The Stars and Stripes neter looked so beautiful before to many of us, and when the strains of the "Star Spangled Banner" are waft ed across the parade ground tonight, Urges Special Legislation to Preserve Forests of the State MUCH BUSINESS RONE Governor Glenn in Favor of Preservation of Natural Resources Pledging support to the good roads movement in North Carolina, advo cating special forestry legislation in the state, requesting the state geologist to use his efforts to get the United Stales bureau of fisheries to stock cer tain streams with fish, declaring that It Is in hearty accord and sympathy with the draining of swamp lands and for calling a convention by the governor to. discuss this question, hese were the most important matters considered by the state geological survey at Its semi annual meeting today. Present at the meeting were Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geologist; (Col. H. E. Fries, of Winston-Salem; Hugh' MacRae, of Wilmington; F. R. Hewitt, of Asheville, and Frank Wood, of Edenton. Col. A. H. Arrlngton acted as secretary to the board. The board adopted resolutions re garding the good roads movement and advocated the appointment of road en gineers to assist the counties In the construction of good roads. As to for estry preservation the board advocates special legislation to preserve it. The state geologist was directed to use hl efforts in obtaining from the United States bureau of fisheries young trout with which to stock the streams In, those portions of the state whero spe cial efforts are being made by the peo ple to protect the fish. The board is In sympathy and accord with the question of drainage and It Is the belief of the board "that some general legislation relating to drain age should be ena lei and that the suggestion of calling a convention by the governor to discuss the question of drainage is hereby approved." The report of the fish commissioner, Theodore S. Meeklns, was read and accepted. Dr. Pratt was authorized to convey to the commissioner of the United.. State bureau of fisheries the thanks and appreciation of the geolo gical board for his Interest and aid tendered the board in connection with the Work of the fish commission. The board was; in session from 10:30 until 2. Will Recommend Appropriation. Governor Glenn will recommend to the legislature, when It meets next winter, an appropriation to conserve the natural resources of the state. He believes the preservation of the re sources essential and necessary to the welfare of the state and will lay stress on the matter. He was discuss ing the subject today with member of the geological survey and will lend his efforts to making their work what It should be, Two or Three Battered to Tell the Tale. I lifter the sunset gun has boomed lis 'signal and while the flag Is coming down, there will not be a single man i ii the entire line who will be sorry ' that he belongs to Uncle Sam. j There were, under the war-game Condition,. nltlb Hnrinan ,a out. In., uiuu nai auijia several miles out In the harbor earlv this morning. This afternoon there are two or three battered wrecks lit 'tell the story of the deadly aim of !lhn Pn,f Cuowoll Tl l- j ...... . v ,,r,v,i &u,,l.t;iD. fCUltllUS of some of the targets have been tow ed In, riddled to tatter. According to (run .in.nllf.O a Tilt tnnno nl .II.Ih m j within some 200 or 400 feet of a tar i get, that Is w.lthin the space occupied I by a vessel of which the tarket rep- ' resent a th4 eentre TuHtrlnv ltn. j ever, by the mauner in which tha tar gets themselves were shot up this morntnir. thp unfnrtiinntA hottlAciltlnti I which they represented are now rest- lug beneath the sad, salty waves. (Continued on Page Seven.) . r
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