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RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
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FUHORE OF. EXCITEMENT
Big Inter-Collegiate Regatta This AT-
ternooa and What Promises to be
the Greatest Water Battle in Years
is a iiana rive ctws vv in Kjum
. pete Jn the. Contest and. They Ar
Primed jfor the Race- Thousands
Already on the Scene and Every
Train and ' Boat Brings More,
Merits of Different Crews.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
How the Races Start.
Freshman eight-oared race
starts at 3:45 p. m. Cornell,
Syracuse, Columbia. Wiscon
sin, Pennsylvania.
Varsity, four-oared 1 race,
starts at 3 p. m. Cornell,
Columbia, Syracuse, Penn
sylvania. Varsity eight-oared race,
starts at 5 p. m. Pennsyl
vania, Wisconsin, Cornell,
Syracuse, Columbia.
Cornell Wins Race.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. July 2 4 p.
m Cornell 'is in the lead by half a
length;:. Columbia second, Syracuse
close behind.
Cornell leads three lengths, first
uoiumoia second, Syracuse tnira
Pennsylvania last.
A 1 Q-A will Aa Pn.nAll nnnnru r
be a sure winner and Syracuse a
good second. ' .
, Cornell wins by four lengths ; Syra
cuse second, Columbia third, Penn
sylvanla fourth.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 2 Early
this morning thousands began to line
the banks of the Hudson on either
side of the course of today's big in
ter-colleglate regatta. What prom
lses to be the greatest water battle in
years is at hand and the five crews
- which are to compete in the race are
primed for the contest and await the
call to their shells. There is a furore
of excitement in this old town as eacn
boat and train adds toythe thousand
Already here for the long-awaited
event. On all sides are flaunted the
colors of the five rival crews and at
every crook and turn are heard tae
merits of each crew discussed and
the chances of success.
Cornell rules a favorite among ftie
experts because the crew combines
form and power. Columbia has a
- nicety and smoothness of style, ex
cellent management of the slides and
a dash that augers well. The Syra
cuse eight is made upof as fine speci
mens of physical manhood as ever sat
In a boat. The Salt Lake City scui
lers are what is known in rowing
idiom aS "sluggers". The crash of
neglected slides reverbrates after
- each stroke, but the way Ten Eyck's,
terrors drive the shell through the
- Water is a caut'on. There is not
.likely to be much water between tne
three boats when the finishing line is
' crossed. ,., :
v If the Wisconsin Varsity eight shall
bring the western college the fame of
victory it will be after successful
preparation marked by silence and
work, silence on the part of the coach
and work on the part, of the men.
Making no ciaims, putting forth no
- feelers, but losing no time, the
Badger crew have steadily grown in
the estimation of those who do more
t Observing than gambling on the re
sults. . .
. i Mayor Sagua has.. prevented open
' pool Belling on the aces. The etuT
dents,, however, gather In groups and
. arrange bets and put up the money
In the hands of hotel clefks and
friendly storekeepers. .
H stiff breeze raised the whitecaps
on thesrlver during the early mprn
' Ing. hoars. It lightened cohsidar
. ably around ten o'clock. It was
.blowing straight southwarddown
Vine course. :. . ----- ..
... Front the .various camps none but
' - the best reports came prlpt to .the
houp set for1 the first race,, the var
sity four at 3 p. m i The positions
assigned to thft crewr were as :fol
', lews: .... y ': - .
' t First race -varsity fours, without
. coxiwatn. to start at a p. tt.. one mile
above' Poughtteepsle7 bridge and fin-
; V onv a eotttb oi it; " cpwii
has' position No. 1, nearest v to the
west shore; Columbia No.-2, Syra
cuse No. 3, and Pennsylvania No. 4
Uhe fifth college has no entry in this
race. : , .- : ' "
. Second race--freshmen eights, to
start at 8:45 p. m., same course as
fours. Positions: v Cornell No. 1
Wisconsin No. 4. and. Pennsylvania
No. 5. ;,
; Third race--the varsity eight,
starting point a miles above bridge,
near Krum Elbow; finish one mile
south of bridge. Positions: Penn
sylvanla No. 1; Wisconsin 2; Cornell
3; Syracuse 4, and Columbia 6.
THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.
Unless Republican Party Fulfills Its
Promises It Will Become Minority
' Party. . . "
Washington, July 2 The presi
dent's speech at New Haven, in which
he said that unless the republican
party fulfilled its promises-and tne
expectations of the people it would
become the minority party Is still the
chief topic of gossip among republt.
cans in congress. The statement is
taken to mean that the president will
insist when the tariff bill goes into
conference that the schedules be ad
justed with a view to making reduc
tlons, and that many of the increases
made by the senate in the house bill
will have to come oat.
Although the progressive decline
to accept the : president' proposed
corporation tax. still they are much
encouraged . by the New Haven
speech as indicating the support of
their position on the tariff measure.
Nebraska Saloon Law.
Omaha, Neb., July 2 Beginning
this morning the saloons of Nebraska
open at 7 m. and put up the shut
ters at 8 p. m. This Is a result or a
new law which went into effect at
midnight.
SUGAR TRUST AFFAIR
Long Prison Terms v Face
Accused
Fourteen Counts In the Indictment
' and Maximum Punishment Would
Be'Fine of $ 70,000 and 14 Years
Imprisonment.
New York, July 2 The six direc
tors of the American Sugar Refining
Company, and two other men, indict
ed by the United States grand jury
for violation of the criminal clause of
the Sherman anti-trust law, today
face a fine of f 70,000 and 14 years in
jail.
"Conspiracy In restraint of trade,"
the charge, against the defendants, Is
a misdemeanor under the federal
statute. There are 14 counts in the
(indictment, the maximum punish
ment for each being a fine of $5,000
and one year in prison.
The men indicted are; Washing
ton B. Thames, who succeeded the
late Henry O. Ha vemeyer as presi
dent of the trust. For years previous
ly he had been a director of the com
pany and influential in its affairs:
Mr. Thomas is a New Englander by
birth and still resides in Boston.
Arthur B. Donner, who was treas
urer of the trust many years under
the Havemeyer administration, and
recently was made vice-president. Re
is regarded as one of the most expert
sugar men in the world.
Charles H. Senff, Who has been di
rector Of the corporation many years
and Is regarded as one of the shrewd
est managers. He devotes himself al
most exclusively to the company's ar-
fairs. .. .. . ,.: -'r. ...
John Mayer, who is a capitalist of
large wealth. - He resides in Morris-
town, N. J., and When not in Europe
goes to his office at sugar trust head
quarters nearly every day.
George H. Frasler, whose business
interests are more varied than those
of his fellow directors. In addition
to his large holdings of BUgar stock
he is a banker at No. 50 Wall street.
John E. Parsons, who 1b now 80
years old. He has been chief coun
sel fpr the sugar trust since its or
ganization, He is said to have re
ceived . a cash fee of $200,000 for
framing its articles of incorporation.
Mr, Parsons has been fpr 40 years
among the most prominent laymen of
the Presbyterian church in thls.coun
try. . He is npw one of tne pillars of
the Brick Church on Fifth avenue. ,
Gustav Kissell, one of .- the , best
known brokers In' Wall Btreets. He
numbers the Vanderbllts among h;s
customers and Intimate friends.
Thomas Harned, a lawyer of high
Standing df Philadelphia. . v
Kissell Is the Wall street broker,
who, acting as the secret agent of the
trust, made the loan of $1,250,000 to
Adolf Segal, of Philadelphia, in 1903,'
by which the trust got control of one
of its principal competitors the
Pennsylvania Refining Company, and
prevented that plant from being ope
rated. - Harned was Segal's personal
counsel in the negotiations with Kis
sell for yie- toas. . , . , r ...
SENfF E MAY VOTE
ONilPOIUIION
TAX TOMGRRQV
MaiiagfollReceiversiiip
Leaders Who Are
Corporation Tax Capaign
Hope for Early Voting u
Wm is missed
Senator Aldrich Expected Back In
j Time to Confer With Both Sides
Effect' of th'? Absence of Aldrich
Apparent Throughout the Pro
ceedings of the day-i-Phillpptne
Tariff Bill Reported to the Sen
ate Senator Boyburn Calls Atten
tion to Defects in the Language of
the Corporation Tax Measures
Senator Root Suggests That ' it
Would be Well for Committee to
Investigate the Matfcr.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, July 2. In the opin
ion of the republican leaders Who are
managing the campaign for the in
sertion of the corporation tax in the
tariff revision bill, there Is a reason
able aspect for a vo ' the senate
on this question tomoirow. Chair
man Aldrich is expected to arrive
here in time to confer with both
slaee, and his influence !s recognized
as all-powerful in stamping out differ
ences and making, progress on the
tariff bill. .-
The effect of the absence of Chair
man Aldrich was apparent through
out the proceedings of yesterday.
Although Senator Flint, of I Cali
fornia, accomplished good work ilh his
conferences with, the opposition antf
practically had alt sides ; reao$ii
agreement to vote on the corporation
tax amendment on Tuesday next, the
program was upset by an objaction
from Senator Bulkeley, of Connecti
cut, one of the "stalwart republi
cans who is dissatisfied with the pro
visions of the corporation tax as
will affect insurance companies.
The senate met at 10 o'clock and
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, reported
the Philippine tariff bill, which re
cently passed the house
When the tariff bill was taken up
Senator Heyburi called attention to
what he considered serious defects
in the language of the corporation
tax amendment. He referred to the
words, "in respect to the transaction
of business" and "the capital in
vested. " These phrases, he said,
would not hold In a test in court, and
made. It possible for the supreme
court to declare the tax unconstitu
tional.
Senator Root expressed the opinion
that the terms employed were valid,
but suggested that it would be well
for the committee to look into the
matter.
ZEPPELIN WILL
DASH FOR POLE
(By Cable to The Times)
Berlin, July 2 Count Zeppelin is
today at work on plans for his pro
posed attempt to reach the north pole
in his airship. The emperor accept
ed protectorship over the undertaK
ing, after listening to a report on the
subject at Kiel by Prof. H. Hergezell,
of the University of Strasburg.
The plan embraces a thorough ex
ploration of the polar regions by
means of a Zeppelin airship, betore
Undertaking to reach the pole; ; A
craft of special strength will be built
for, the purpose and the expedition
will be fitted out under the manage
ment of the count himself. : 4
The headquarters of the expedition
will be at Cross Bay on the west coast
of Spitsbergen.
It is not -yet certain whether the
voyage to the pole will be undertaken
in 1910. This will depend upon the
results of the preliminary voyages to
the polar regions, i in order to deter
mine the general feasibility or the
scheme, extensive geographical and
meterblogical studies are regarded as
necessary before the polar venture.
? Testing Maxim-Silencer. ;
Berlin, July . 2 Hudson Maxim Is
showing his gun silencer to the min
istry of war. Experts applied it to
the Maxim machine gun and were
highly satifled with the results. So
also are , German artillerists. The
noise, recoil and flash were annulled.
Experiments will be made shortly
with" big guns
IS MADE PUBLIC
Be Terminated
Without the Organization
of New Company
THE PLANS PROPOSED
The Plan Leaves the Common and
Preferred Stock as at Present, Bat
Makes Changes in the Nature of
, the Stock of the Funded Debt Pro
vided For the Floating Debt and
Receivers Certificates Receivers
Have Paid a Large Proportion of
the Floating Debt Plan For the
Readjustment of Other Securities.
Seaboard Air Line Shall Continue
Liable For All of its Just Debts.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, July 2 The reorganiza
tion committee of the Seaboard Air
Line has prepared an "adjustment
plan whereby, if security holders con
sent, the receivership will be termi
nated without the organization of a
new company and according with a
minimum of expense to security hold
ers. The plan leaves the common
and preferred stock as at present,
but makes changes in the nature of
the stock of the funded debt and pro
vides for the floating debt and receiv
ers certificates. The only bonds on
which interest is in default are $12,-
775,000 first mortgage 4's and $0,-
;345,000 general mortgage 5's. On
Ifootes there is default in interest on
415,345,000 6 per cents. The receiv
ers have paid a lr8e porttonrot tEe
floating debt. The plan for the read
justment of the other securities is
given as follows in a circular mailed
to security holders last night: '
"The following securities shall be
paid in full with interest $7, 510000
receivers certificates and $700,000 6
per cent. 'gold notes.
The following securities shall re
main undisturbed: $30,400,000 un
derlying divisional bonds, $10,00o,
000 ten year 5 per cent collateral
trust bonds, $12,775,000 first mort
gage 4 per cent bonds, $23,894,100
preferred stock, and $37,019,400
common stock.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway
shall continue to be liable for all Its
Just debts and obligations, Including
its guaranties of the bonds of the
Florida Westshore Railway; Macon,
Dublin and Savannah Railroad, and
the Savannah and Statesboro Rail
way. The $6,345,000 general mortgage
5 per cent bonds shall be exchanged
dollar for dollar for adjustment
bonds, part of a total issue to be au
thorized of $25,000,000. These shall
be cumulative income bonds. For In
terest on the general mortgage 5 per
cent bonds matured and to mature
up to and including August 1, 1909,
adjustment bonds shall be issued,
dollar for dollar.
. The first mortgage 4 per cent hold
ers shall receive all matured and un
paid interest in cash and shall agree
that their bonds may be redeemed or
purchased by the Seaboard Air Line
Railway or its successor at par and
accrued interest on any interest pay
ment date.
The necessary new money for the
payment of .receivers certificates and
other liabilities the immediate dis
charge of. which the plan contem
plates, shall be obtained rrom tne sale
of $18,000,000 of adjustment bonds,
at 70 per cent of their par value, the
sale of which has been underwritten
at a commission of 5 per cent.
Stockholders of record at a date to
be hereafter fixed shall be entitled
to purchase at 70 per cent of their
par value adjustment tonds to the
amount of 30 per cent of the par
value of the stock registered in their
names. ' . - ,,
The future development - of the
property and the refunding of exist
ing bonds shall be provided for by a
refunding mortgage securing an au
thorized issue of $125,000,000 of 4
per cent bonds. .
It is intended to vest in the Sea
board Ar Line Railway by sale, mer
ge?, consolidation? or otherwise the
properties of the following compa
nies: -;V. ' .' V
Atlantic Birmingham . ' Air Line
Railway; ' Atlantic. Suwanee -River
and Gulf Railway Company; Catawba
Valley Railway; Florida WestshOre
Railway; Plant City, Arcadia, and
Gulf- Railway; , Roanoke rand Tar
River Railroad Company; Seabdard
and Roanoke Railroad Company; Tal
lahassee, - Perry and - Southwestern
Railway, and of ali .. other railway
companies substantially the entire
capital stock of which is owned by
the Seaboard Air Line Railway, ex
cept the properties of such companies
as after careful investigation it ap
pears more advantageous to operate
under their separate organizations.
THE OFFICIALS PLEASED.
Deficit So Much Smaller Than Ex
pected That Treasury Officials Are
Gratified.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, July 2 Treasury of
ficials are pleased at the present
showing of the government finances.
Ordinarily a deficit in the govern
ment revenues of $89,811,156, shown
by yesterday's statement would not
be a matter for congratulations,
Nevertheless, at the close of the fiscal
year 1909 the treasury officials ex
press much gratification that the or-
ficial estimate of a deficit of $114,
000,000, made last December has not
been verified.
SIR THOMAS GAME.
May Challenge New York Yacht Club
Before September.
Glasgow, Scotland, July 2 Sir
Thomas Lipton may challenge the
New York Yacht Club before Septem
ber in his efforts to lift the cup from
America, according to negotiations
just completed. Sir Thomas and the
Ulster Yacht Club have decided to
ask the New York club to make
known the definite conditions under
which the challenge will be received
and what concessions will be granted.
If the answer is favorable Sir
Thomas may challenge before au
tumn. Negro Lynched.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Moultrie, Ga., July 2. An un
identified negro who was caught
under a bed in a white man's house,
at Barwick last night was lynched
LEON'S BODY FOUND
Was Found in the Budson
River
Body of Chinaman Found in the
Hndspn River This Morning Pos
itively Identified by Former Friend
as That of Leon Ling.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, July 2. Edward L.
Byrnes, of 479 West 135th street,
a former friend of Leon Ling, who
is suspected of having killed Elsie
Sigel in his room at 782 Eighth
avenue, called at the morgue In the
Fordham Hospital to-day and pos
itively identified the body of the
Chinaman found in th6 Hudson
River near King's bridge as that of
Leon. The identification was made
in the presence of more than half a
dozen newspaper men.
Inspector James McCafferty, of the
detective bureau, announced today
that he believed the body of the
drowned Chinaman was that of a
friend of Leon Ling, who was known
to the police only as Li.
McCafferty said that Li disap
peared just after the body of Elsie
Sigel was found. It is thought that
Li was murdered at the same time
Elsie Sigel was, his body taken up
toward Yonkers in a trunk and then
thrown into the river.
Coroners' Physician Curtin, who
viewed the body at the Fordham
morgue to-day, supposed to be that
of William Leon, says the body is not
that, of a Chinese, but of a white
boy.
New York, July 2. Another
Chinaman , assassinated was the
record to-day in the Elsie Sigel trunk
murder mystery. He Is the second
that has been killed this week, the'
other victim being Ung Yow, who
was beaten and strangled to death
in his laundry at 124 Stanton street.
The body of the latest victim in
the Sigel mystery was found in the
Hudson river above King's bridge. It
was at first reported that he was
Leon Ling, , who is being sought by
the . police as the slayer of Elsie
Sigel . Persons who knew Ling de
clared after looking at the body that
it was not he. s
Captain Carey of .the homicide
bureau does not. believe it probable
that the body is that of Ling. It
had been in. the water about ten days
when found. Ling is reported to
have been seen a few days ago.
The finding of the second Chinese
victim deepens the Sigel murder
mystery. The police are of the opin
ion that this man,, as well as Ung
Yow, was killed because be knew
something about the tragedy and it
was feared hes wpuldv turn informer.
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t-- Big Hotel Burned
f (By Leased Wire t6 The Times) ,
i Lake rPlaeldrt N., X.t -July a.-MThe
ftutgseaumont Hotel taught fire :at
jbso ,,m, to-dy and was totally de
stroyed; less- - $180,000.-' All - the
guests got out safely, but many lost
their , clothing and valuables. . . .
CHARGES
FADE
BY HARMS WERE
WHOLLY FALSE
The Meat Inspection Law is
Being Enforced to the
Limit
HARMS IS DISMISSED
8 cretary Wilson Today Approved the
Report of the Committee That In
vestigated the Charges Against
East St. Louis Packing Houses
No Evidence of Collusion Between
Inspectors and Packers Millions
of Pounds of Meat Have H n Con
demned Showing That the Law la
Being Enforced -to the Limit
Harms and Others Are Dismissed
Nothing at All Found to Substanti
ate Charges.
i(By Leased "Wire to The Times.)
Washington, July 2. Secretary
Wilson tp-day approved the report of
the committee composed of A. D.
Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal
industry, and George P. McCabe, so
licitor of the department of agricul
ture, that investigated the charges
made against the meat inspection
service by J. F. Harms, referring
especially to the East 'St. Louis sta
tion, with the result that Meat in
spectors Harms and Bishops and
Veterinary Inspector Michael, are,
summarily dismissed.
The report of the committee Is
very long and full of details. It
gives figures to. show that from the
date the meat Inspection law 'went
into effect, July 1, 1906, to Decem
ber 31, 1S, inspector of. the bu
reau of animal Industry absolutely
destroyed for food purposes 383,187
carcases of food animals in their en
tirety, and during the same period
the inspectors also condemned and
destroyed 73,369,047 pounds of meat
and meat food products. The com
mittee asserts that the enormous de
struction of food shows conclusively,
that there is no collusion between
those in charge of the enforcement
of the law and the packers, and-that
tne meat inspection law is being en
forced to the limit. The report takes
up every charge separately and
shows that they were wholly false
and misleading.
The committee states that they
were unable to secure a Single fact
to substantiate the charges made by
Harms.
ARREST IN BOMB CASE.
The Third Arrest Made in the Chicago
Outrage Case.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, July 2 The third arrest
in Chicago's bomb-throwing mystery
came when the police took into cus
tody Charles Myers, known as the
"Big Jew", who will be subjected to
a severe grilling today in the hope of
gaining a clew to its solution.
Whether Myers had any hand In
the outrage No. 31 Sunday night, in
which 33 persons were injured And
$100,000 damage done to property Is
not known. It is known,, however,
that Myers boasted while drinking in
a saloon of having knowledge of sev
eral previous bomb explosions..
Myers denied being in any way
connected with bomb outrage No. 31.
CHARGED WITH MURDER, ,
Clominson Indicted Charged . With -
, His Wife's Murder. , . . , .,,
(By Leased Wire to The Tlineq.)
Chicago, s July2. -An indictment
charging murder has been .returned
by the, grand jury here agalitsijr.
Haidane Cleminson. . Experts was
analyzed Mrs. , CleminaPn's stomach
reported to the jury that, death, had
been due to chloroform. .' - a' ,'1.
When Dr. Cleminson was arrested .
immediately following:, his ;! jfrfte'B ,
death he told the police that she was
chloroformed by burglars. ...He after
ward admitted , the falsity of this
statement, leaving the manner of
her dqath a mystery, -:LZ.:-ff-v:'-:
' TOWN DlSSTROEli,'-:
Three Thousand People Are HomUoes
as Result ot. Fttew-.i-S'.:.. '
v (By! Leased Wire to JThe ttlmw,H v L
; Boston, Mss.,:sJuljri:: $.-rPttv&t
dispatches, received here frogi.c4,ba)t,'
pnt.,, state that the entire nor&efa'
section of the town.tyas d.e rayed $3;
flre to-dfty and that, 8,00,3 f feotne f'
less. Ope person, was , Jjurned -;.tsj
death arid several injured.' it li ild P
possible to estimate the financial loss B
at this time.. . j t - ,
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