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LAST
EDITION
ESTABLISHED 1871,
RALEIGH, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1909.
PEICE 5 CENTS
AtfiiQSTi A RACE
wifl;iN
BIG AUTOMOBILE
Accident to William KYii
derbllt's Machine While
Racing 80 Miles Boor
FIAT IN GOOD DRIVING
While Running 80 Miles an Hour
1 Young Vanderbilt'? Machine Sur-
feifl Serious Accident and He is in
- Danger or, Being, urusnea to j jchui
. But Retains . Control of the Ka
chine and Brings it to a Stop Was
Trying to Make a Record on the
Long Island Motor Parkway-
Went Over Course in Ten MJn-
utes, Then Nine, and AVas Trying
to Bring it Down to Eight When
Accident Happened.'
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
NevrTTbrk, July 14- Alone in
big 100 horse-power racing automo
bile, running 80 miles an hour on the
Long Island motor parkway William
K. Vanderbilt, Jr., is alive today ar-
ter performing an almost unbeliev
able feat of good driving and nervy
acrobatics that saved him from be
ing crushed to deatii in the mogt
dangerous Bort of an accident.
Mr. Vanderbilt drove from hia
home at LakevlHe to the race course
which he founded, in his new $15
000 machine. When he gotupon the
concrete surface of the parkway,
over which the Vanderbilt cup race
was run last year, the idea occurred
to him to go after the record of the
plap In a trifle over 10 minutes. Then
he opened up a little more and mace
m second lap. in a shade above nine
minutes. The third lap was the one
he really meant to be the record-
breaker.
Mr. Vanderbilt shoved the gas and
spark coc'ols deeper and the big
racer leaped ahead. At 78 and then
90 miles an hour he flew, with the
daring driver holding it steadily to
the center of the 20-foot road.
It seemed likely that Mr. .Vander
bilt would cover the course in a good
many seconds less than eight min
utes, which means traveling .more
than 90 miles an hour. But in the
Central Park stretch the universal
joint broke. That is the mechanism
that transfers- the power from the
crank shaft under the four big cylin
ders to the driving shaft that runs
the rear axle. The universal joint m
the machine is directly under the 1K-
tle iron seat upon which (the driver
sits.,
With tremendous force the big
steel mechanism released from the
crank shaft, plunged; and struck
against the iron seat. It had al
most the impetus of .a cannon ball
The blow flung Mr. Vanderbilt up
ward and forward. First his breast
struck against his. steering wheel,
then he shot head-first out over the
sloping hood of the machine.
In some wonderful fashion he
caught' himself as he slid down the
hood. With the agility of a gymnast
ho turned about and managed to get
a hand upon. the. wheel and clung
there.
When., the. joint. broke no. more
power.' of course, was sent to the
rear? wheels,', so now. the., car, was
coasting. . The plunging of the loose
shaft hast; half locked the wheels,
too, greatly, reducing . the sgeed, but
it was still going, fast enough, to be
death-dealing While: Mr Vander
bilt clung to the, wheel the car turned
suddenly from the-centre of the road
to one side. and . began to climb a
steep, embankments
With , another remarkable contor
tion he managed to grasp the emer
gency brake. He jammed it fast and
brought the big gray racer to a stop
with its blunt nose only a few feet up
the embankment.
( TWO CARPENTERS KI LLED
Lightning Strikes Them Under a
Veranda Killing Them Instantly.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Ogdensburg, N. Y., July 14 Light
ning struck and instantly killed Theor
dore Morean and Joseph Lalonde, two
carpenters,- who had taken rafuge
from an electrical storm under a ve
randa." '.
., r AaheviUe Boy Killed.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Asuevllhs, N. C, July 14 Joe
Dod Wheaton, aged twelve, was
Struck hy liehtnins: and instantly
Killed yesterday afternoon in toe gar
den, at the home ol his parents. :
PEACE OF; THE WORLD
ASSURED SAYS DUO
(By Leased Wir to The Times).
New York, July 14, Vice-admiral
Baron Urlu and the Baroness Urlu set
sail On their way home on the Maure
tania today. The baron was in splen
did spirits and was free In his expres
sions" of delight at the hospitable treat
ment accorded him In America.
"This is the ere&test of countries,"
he said. "I am in love with it. It is
wonderful In every regard. Your navy
is one of the greatest on the seas. I
saw the big battleship Connecticut and
found it a wonderful example of naval
shipbuilding. I believe that the peace
of the world is assured by the friend
ship between Japan and America."
The baron and baroness pvlll make
short stay In England. $ v'-
MOST DARING AERIAL
FEAT EVER UIIEIFMEI
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Calais, July 14. The most daring
aerial feat ever contemplated may be
consummated today when Hubert La
tham starts on his perilous voyagej.
across theXEngllsh channel in tils aero
plane which has been postponed from
time to time on account of unpropi
tious weather and broken machinery
was schedulejd to start at 6 o'clockc thi
evening, but even at this late hou
there is much uncertainty. In case the
flight tonight is not essayed, Latham
hopes to start the trip tomorrow.
Both Prance and Ensland are in
fever of excitement over the proposed
journey through the air. Latham hope:
to win the $5,000 offered by the Daily
Mail for a successful airship trip across
the channel and at the same time es
tablish a new record in aeroplane sail
ing.
NEW RULER OF ELKS
Closest Contest in - History
of - Order
James A. Saniniis, of Lemars, la,
Elected Grand Exalted Ruler of
the Order A Close Contest-
Other Officers Elected.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Los Angeles, July 14 After one
of the closest contests in the history
of the Elks, James A. Sammls, of
Lemars, la., has been elected grand
exalted ruler of the order. The race
was so close that it was not until
late last night that Mr. Sammis. vic
tory over August (Garry) Herrmann
of Cincinnati, was certain. Wheli
the voting at the meeting of the
grand lodge had ended and the count
of the vote had commenced, some of
Mr. Sammis' chief lieutenants
emerged from the Temple Auditor-
um convinced that Herrman hud
received a majority of the vote cast,
and expressed themselves as con
vinced that the Iowa candidate had
lost the day.
The turn things . took in . Sammis!
favor as the ballots were unfolded
counted was as deep a surprise to
the Iowan's henchman as to.Herr
maa's lieutenants. The total vote
for each candidate was as follows:
Sammis, 592; Herrmann, 529. The
other officers elected were as fol
lows: t
Grand : esteemed royal knight, D.
Preston, of Rawlins, Wyo,; grand
esteemed-! lecturing, knlghti J. D.
Jones,' of Scran ton, Pa.; grand tiler;
P. H: Shields, of Clarksburg, W.: Va. ;
grand inner guard, A. M, Taylor, of
St. Augustine, Fla. ' Grand i Secretary
Robinson and ; Grand . Treasurer
Leach were re-elected unanimously.
Warren G. Sayre, of.; Wabastt,
Ind., former grand esteemed,, lectur
ing knight, was . chosen: grand, es
teemed leading knight without oppo
sition, . and perry A,. Clay, had: no
contestant for the position of grand
trustee.
Detroit was chosen as the place for
the 1910 national, reunion, of the
Elks at the meeting of the grand
lodge. ,
St. Louis, Portland, 'Boston, and
Baltimore are in the. field fo. 19.11.-
Foreigners Not Allowed, to Work,
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Victor, Col., July" 14 A party of
35 men early this' morning went to
the eastern part of town to notify
foreigners that they would be no lon
ger permitted . to work in ' that dis
trict. A fight followed and 25 "shots
were fired. Paul Zorby, an Austrian
laborer, was dangerously wounded.
TParmer Killed by Lightning. .
(By Leased Wire to The T'mes)
Washington, Q July 14 John P.
A mason, prominent farnw, twenty
live years old,, wa struck and killed
lightning yesterday afternoon
while riding horseback. ,
A NEW WITNESS
THE3UTT0NCASE
- - a. .
Says There Was Evry Indi
cation of Finn to Make
Sutton Fight
FATAL SHOT EXPLAINED
'Lieutenant Sutton Shot at a Man
. Who Was at the Back of His Neck
Holding His H ad to the Ground,
Says An Officer Many Other Ofii
cers Shared in This View and I
lieve First Verdict of Suicide Will
ho Changed to Verdict of ."Death by
Accidental Shooting" Sutton and
Adams Seen Together.
(By Leaded Wire to The Times)
Annapolis, Md., July 14 An
noimcenient was made today that the
latest witness discovered of the kill
ing of Lieutenant James N. Sutton
would give testimony substantiating
that of Chauffeur Owens, who drove
Lieutenants Sutton, Adams, Roelker
and Utley to "the dump" on the night
of the killing.
The new witness is Edward Grif
lith, now employed by an express
company, who drove a party ot ma
rine officers to the camp on the night
of October 12, 1907, just ahead of
the automobile driven by Owens
Griffith was not called before the
first board or the grand jury of the
district of Baltimore, and his evi
dence is entirely new. Griffith said
that he had been a chauffeur for R,
G". Chaney, and drove a party of ma
rine officers, including Lieutenant
Potts to" the camp just before the
other automobile arrived. Lieuten
ant Potts, h'9 said, went to his tent.
As he went back towards Annapolis
Griffith said, he saw Sutton and
Adams on the ground. Both had
their coats off and were conducting
themselves as if they were about to
fight. He saw or heard nothing
which indicated that Sutton was forc
ing a fight which the others wei'g try
ing to avoid. Neither could he say
that Adams was the aggressor. It is
considered probable that he arrived
at the time at which, as stated by
Owens, Sutton had agreed to fight
Adams.
-Griffith says that h'w and Owens
were ordered by one of the officers to
get out and they started toward An
napolis. He heard no shooting.
Owens also made an additional
statement, in which he said that
from what he heard and saw there
was every indicat'on of a plan to got
Sutton and make him fight that nighl.
Lieutenant Sutton did not try to
shoot himself," says an officer. "He
shot at a man who was at the back
of his neck holding his head to tho
ground. This explains the fatal shot
and the whole affair, as I believe the
new board wU agree.
"There are many other officers
who' share in this view and believe
that the first court of inquiry's ver
dict of suicide will be changed to a
verdict of 'death by accidental shoot.
ing.'"
Washington, Jnly 14 Mrs. Rosa
Sutton Parker, daughter of Mrs. Jas.
N. Sutton, will not come east to the
second investigation, of the causes of
the death of her brother, James N.
Sutton, I. M. C, at was learned to
day, unless her presence is absolutely
required by the board which is to
conduct the rehearing.
Contradictory Statements.
Sea Girt, N. J., July 14 Lieuten
ant Robert E. Adams, of the marine
corps, who figures in the Annapolis
mystery, as the man who grappled
with Lieutenant James N. Sutton the
minute before the shot was fired
which killed the latter today, denied
that Sutton's' revolver was handed to
Sergeant DeHart; with instructions to
dispose of it.
'I haven't the slightest idea that
anybody's pistol was handed to Ser
geant DeHart," he said. '"If I am
not mistaken, it was brought out at
the inquiry held immediately after
Lieutenant Sutton's death that De-
Hart was in such a condition that
ight as to make It impossible - for
him to give an accurate- account of
hat did take plaos."
This statement is in direct contra
diction of the evidence adduced at
the original inquiry and conflicts with
the account of the trouble given by
Colonel Charles A. Doyen, command
ant of the marine barracks at Annap
olis. , Ths Insinuation that he was in
toxicated and Incompetent is also de
nied by Sergeant DeHart. ' , - ,
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THAW HEARING
. ARE SHADOWED
Detectives Keep Track of the
Witnesses on Colli Sides
of the Case
BIG CROWD IN COURT
Sa'd That Hanicl O'Relly Was Act
. ing as Counsel for Both Harry lv
Thaw ami Mrs. Thaw When Slip
Made Statem'nit That Harry Had
Threatened to Kill Her in Case
Letters Prove This Justice Mills
' Will Not Allow tlu Young Woman
to Answer Certain Question the
State is So Anxious to Got in the
If. cord.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
White Plains, N. Y., July 14 it
was announced by Charles Mors-
chauser at the opening of the third
day's hearing into the mental condi
tion of Harry K. Thaw that he would
be able to produce letters to prove
that Daniel O'Reilly was acting as
eounsvl for both Harry T';iaw and his
wife, Evelyn N'esbit Thaw, at the
time tfie former made the alleged
threat to kill her should he be sot
free. In case ths letters prove this,
Justice Mills will not allow the young
woman to answer the questions that
the state is so anxious to get on re
cord.
Harry Thaw, carrying a large black
morocco portfolio, entered the court
room at about the same tim'a as his
mother and t'ae other members of the
Thaw ifamilji. He had spent a num
ber of hours last night working at his
typewriter, preparing questions for
his lawyer to ask the witnesses who
will testify today. There were many
letters in the leather case which had
been written by " his wife, Evelyn.
These, if she takes the stand and her
testimony is admitted by th'ji court,
will -be read and she will be asked on
the stand regarding certain state
ments contained in them.
Witnesses for both sides are being
constantly shadowed by detectives.
There was possibly a larger crowd
in the court room today than at any
time since the inquiry began.
The tenor of the testimony today
was generally in favor of Thaw.
These witnesses testified that he is
rational in acts and conversation.
Lawyer Anna Daley, of Pougiikeep-
sie; Dr. Ellaider, a Poughkeepsie
dentist;. Miss Mary Murnane, of the
Poughkeepsie jail; Ben Morton, an
attendant of the Poughkeepsie jail
and Lawrence Crcevy, of the Tombs
prison.
Charles McCartney, of Matteawan,
thought him sane because he quoted
Ovid and Euclid. Thaw will tako the
stand. -
LIKELY BE FIGHT
ON AIDE SCHEDULE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, July 14. A majority of
the tariff conferees. It is reported today,
are 'for thb duty on hides, but Repre
sentatives Payne and McCall are sftind-
ng out for the hides. They are said
have the backing of the president
nd the indications are that there will
be the same fight for the free hides
which marked the consideration of the
conference report on the Dingley bill
twelve years ago.
Senator Aldrich said today the duty
on hides will remain, as no pieugea
his word to certain western senators
the way of concessions to secure
their support for a number of amend
ments reported by the finance com
mittee, i
NEW; CHANCELLOR
INSTALLED TODAY
(By Cable to The Times)
Berlin, July 14 Dr. VonBeth-
mann-Hollweg, vice-chancellor of the
German empire, was formally in
stalled in the office of chancellor to
day, succeeding Prince Von Buelow,
etired. The kaiser took farewell of
former Chancellor Von Buelow in
the palace today and shortly after
ward i received the new - chancellor.
They walked .together, In the . Im
perial gardens; while Xao crowda on
tho nntsirtfi Innkpd on onfl cheered
(lustily. - . ; . i
WILD EXCITEMENT
ON CHICAGO WHEAT PIT
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, July 14. There was wild
excitement in the Chicago wheat pit
today when July options jumped 5
cents a bushel over the closing prires
of the market yesterday, making a new
high record of $1.25 1-4 a bushel. The
sharp rise was duo to covering by short
traders who took as genuine reports
that in the southwest there was much
wet weather thafwould rust the wheat
and cut down the crop. There was a
wild scramble 'to cover with very few
offerings of sales. The excitement in
the wheat pit was but faintly effective
on the stock exchange, prices of stocks
not being materially depressed.
SPECIAL SESSION WILL
ACT ON INCOME TAX
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Minneapolis, Minn.. July 14. A Spe
cial session of the legislature probably
will be called by Governor Joiua-on to
take action on the income tax, which
is being urged by President Taft, and
to discuss the "pork barrel" bill re
cently declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court.
Governor Johnson has issued a state.
menl in answer to inquiries to the ef
fect that he has been in consultation
with members of the legislature rela
tive to the income tax proposition and
that his opinion is that Minnesota will
act favorably upon it.
The governor haH not yet formally
issued the call. At the executive office
Private Secretary Day said that in
view of conditions in Minnesota, a spe
cial session this winter is the logical
thing.
WIFE'S INTRIGUE
Makes Damaging Admissions
of Illicit Relations
Husband Was Shot by Her Tnraniour
Sunday Intrigue Had Been Going
on for Three Years Hut Father Suf
fered in Silence Rather Than Iiring
Notoriety to His Daughter.
(By Leased Wire to,The Times)
Watseka, Ills., July 14 Mrs. Lucy
Saylor has made admissions which
are said to be without precedent in
this part of the state. Mrs. Saylor is
the widow of John B. Saylor, vice
president of the Crescent City Na
tional Banli, shot and lulled in his
own home on Sunday night by Dr.
William E.Miller, a leading physician.
At the Inquest she testified that for
three years relations existed between
herself and Dr. Miller. The physician
frequently lived in the Saylor home
when his family was away, and the
intrigue was carried on under the
eyes of her husband and eight year
old daughter.
After tho physician had put four
bullets into her husband's body, sho
calmly took the slayer into the din
ing room, made him a cup of coffee
and binding up a bullet wound in his
hand which he. either purposely or
accidentally indicted, sent him off to
his own home. She entirely ignored
the body of her husfiand in the next
room. Her first act was to telephone
to Watseka for a physician to attend
to Dr. -Miller's wound.
Millar's story that he was attacked
byBayldr, who, he says was armed
with a hatchet, was shattered by
witnesses, , who testified that the
weapon was not in the room when
Saylor's body was examined. Mrs.
Saylor ran out of the house and the
state holds that when she returned
she brought the hatchet with her and
placed it beside her husband's xbodv
Evidence has been obtained that
Mrs. Saylor, Dr. Miller, John Grun
den, Mrs. Saylor's father, and Ira
Grunden, her brothtr, all of whom
were in the house at the time of the
murder, were under the influence of
liquor. Grunden and his son, who
are hereon a visit from Oklahoma,
have been much In Miller's company.
Miller spent all of Sunday in the Say
lor home. He accompanied Mrs. Say
lor to a ball game, where they saw
Saylor,,
When Saylor discovered . his wife
and hur friends under the influence of
liquor, it Is charged, a quarrel fol
lowed and he was shot by Miller. In
the fight preceding the shooting a
lamp was overturned, the room
plunged in darkness, and while strug
gling in. the dark the banker met his
death.
Idolization of his eight-year-old
daughter, Golda is said to have
caused Saylor to suffer in silence the
domestic tragedy that led . to his
death. According to W. R. Nightin
gale, cashier of -the Sayor Bank the
devoted i father determined to, suffer
in silance rather than, tatoe- any. u
tiop wfcich would involve his child in
notoriety. ' . .
ENTHUSIASM IN
BIQ
CANADIAN
CONTEST GROWS
Votes Coming on Every Mail,
Men and Women All Over
State Working for Trips
RULES AND REGULATIONS
How to Win One of These.. Royal
Tours of Canada is the Question
Now Votes Will be Issued Only
For Payments on Subscription to
The Evening Times Thousands of
Votes Being l.ssiibd to People in
All Pints of the State.
Saturday we will give the standing
of all the contestants in the big contest
fitr the trips to Canada. Every mail
tilings Inquiries and subscriptions, and
itis evident that (his is going to be the
ilggest trip contest ever started in
this state.
A trip to Canada and the North is
something to make every one want to
get Into the contest, and hundreds of
people are going to work in earnest for
one ofthese grand trips.
We are receiving numbers of letters
and telephone messages from people
asking for information about the trips
and what they must do to win one of
these royal trips. The following rules
a ml information' will cover the con
test :
1. This is only a subscription contest
and advertising will not be allowed to
count for votes.
2. Anybody can enter for the race,
boys, girls, nien or women.
3. There are no districts to cut you
out, and you can send in your sub
scriptions and have an equal chance,
no matter where you, llve.. ' '
4. The four people who have -th.
highest number of votes will be award
ed the trip.
f. Three judges will be selected on
August 26th to count the votes andt
award the trips, to the four people
who hold the highest number of votes.
6. Many are asking what will be giv
en in the trip. The itinerary publish
ed last Saturday of the trip is what
will be given FREE. That outlines the
whole trip and tells what will be in
cluded free of all cost to the contest
ants. We give you everything include
ed by the Seaboard in the trip.
Votes will be given when money
is paid, and no votes will be issued at
a later date for money paid now. uct
your votes when you pay.
X. People living in other cities will
have the same chance to win as the
people in Raleigh, because there will
be no districts and the four people hold-?
ing the highest will get the trips. Each
person will have the same opportunity
to win.
Votet; cannot be transferred after
they have been published in the paper,
but until they are published in the pa
per the person holding them can do
as they please with them and vote them
for whom they desire.
10. No votes will be issued on August
261 h. the closing day. but all sub
scriptions and money will be counted
and the votes issued by the judges.
It. Each week the vote will be pub
lished In the paper and the standing
of each contestant given up to that
time.
12. No coupons will be printed in the
paper good for votes. This will give
contestants outside of Raleigh an
equal showing in securing votes.
1.1. The following schedule gives the
number of votes issued for payments
on account and for payments in ad
vance. Clubbing offers will be an
nounced later.
Schedule of Votes.
45 45 votes
$1.25 125 votes
2.50 .. 250 votes
r.00 500 votes
Payments Made in Advance.
.45 200 votes
$1.25 COO votes
$ 2.50 1,000 vteos
$ 5.00 2,500 votes
J10.00 7,500 votes
$15.00 ' 12,500 votes
$20.00 , ..20,000 votes
$25.00 ..30,000 votes
Send all votes and address all com
munications regarding the contest, to
THE CONTEST MANAGEJR, Tli
Evening Times, Raleigh, N C.
STEEL WORKER STRlHPv
Several Hundred, i;niployees,DissatI,Sr
. fled WitU Their Wages..
Pittsburg, Pa., July. 14-Di,ssat's,, ,
fled with - the wages paid, them,, sqv? .
eral hundred employees., of, tbf .
Pressed Steel Car Company, Include
Ing riveters, helpers apd ; punchers,.
and all the- men in. the,.erecf4on Q?.
partment excepting the truck bilt,
era,, are, oa ntrlke. Kdw,wr4iPOflm,
was arrested chareed with, disorder ur...
f A t it ut.11a tiirlnr 1st . malrj. . a .
speech to the stMkeru, : . ., :. ".
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