ESTABLISHED 1876. Thirty-two Pages Today RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909. Thirty-two Pages Today price 5 oBimri I HAv SCARES I HE GUARDS IN COURT BYLEAVINGRQOM Tbey Thought He Was Try- log to Escape and Hurried After Him PROMPTS HIS LAWYER Thaw Caused a Scare by Rising From His Chair and Walking; Hurriedly Out of Court Officers Followed Him But He Smilingly Reassured Them He Was Only Looking for Roger O'Mara to Give Him a Pa per As He Led the Way Back to the Court Room He Joked the Guards About Giving Him An Op portunity to Escape Evelyn's For mer Testimony Being Read in Court Thaw Prompts His Law yers. (By Leased Wire to-The Times.) White Plains, N. Y.. Aug. 5 Har ry K. Thaw caused a scare in Justice Mills' court room before the session opened. He rose from his cbair, pulled a typewritten paper from his inside pocket and walked rapidly out of the chamber before court officers could Intercept him. , , Turning into the telephone room on the right he looked hurriedly around and then proceeded toward the stairway leading out of the build ing. " Recovering from their surprise at his hurried exit several officers rush ed after Thaw. They reached his side as he stopped to talk to Roger O'Mara, toe former bead o7 the Pltts-burg-detectlve force. ; -: ;? ':- "Don't be alarmed," Thaw said, with a smile, as the officers took hold of him." "I only wanted to And Mr. O'Mara to give him this paper." Still smiling at the embarrassed officers Thaw led the way back to the court room jokingly criticising the guards for giving him an oppor tunity to escape. "Don't be afraid of me. I would not escape. I am going to be releas ed by the court before long," he said to tne guards as he resumed his seat. Thaw continued to prompt his counsel, pointing out to Morschauser as there were read paragraphs in Kvelyn Thaw's former testimony that he believed had bearing on his fight to prove his sanity. Morschauser opened the procead ings by offering the affidavit of Miss Beckiyith dealing with Stanford White's alleged wrong-doings. .Je rome objected strenuously to the af fidavit. "Before the trial both sides raked the tenderloin in an effort to show the truth or falsity of the stories told of White," Jerome argued. "Hundreds of chorus girls were questioned and while it was estab lished that White had meritricipus relations with women, he never drugged anyone. It is only in justice to the memory of one who is dead and cannot defend himself that I ask this affidavit to be excluded." Justice Mills ruled to admit the document, with the provision that Thaw should again take the stand and swear that he had knowledge of the affidavit before he shot White. David A. Carvelho was then called by Thaw's lawyer. The handwriting expert said that he had attended every session of the first trial, sitting alongside of Thaw throughout the proceedings. Expert Carvelho Identified a sheaf of letters alleged to have been writ ten by White, among them one In scrip written to a girl named May. in connection with this letter Thaw Had told the witness that White had ruined her. Mr. Morschauser asked the witness If Thaw had not told him Kay Tenipleton, the comic opera ac tress, had burned the notoriois mushroom letter", for fear May's fa ther would learn of it and kill both ber and Stanford White. Jutrtice Mills admitted one letter in evidence in it White said , In a jesting :; way, If May came back from her trip any prettier, he would not be responsible for his actions with her. ; j i ' The witness told of a girt named Sue Parker who had letters from White. These were sold for $500 for use" in the trials. Miss Parker re lated to a Brooklyn lawyer that she met White when she was 175 that he treated hef - with respect until - he 'gained her confidence and then tried to, ruin her. 8he aaid that White ar ranged dinners for.- prominent New York men, furnishing each guest with girl companion. These dinners, tfue said, were fallowed by frightful orgies. ' r Mrs. Cary Copley Thaw, mother of Harry K.Thaw, took the stand this afternoon In her son's insanity hear ing. . , t The aged woman who has worked so hard In behalf of her son showed some signs of agitation as she was called by Lawyer Morschauser1 but soon became quite calm SALOON KEEPERRS GETS ROAST. Catholic Total Abstinence Society t Urges the Purging of the Church From All Men Engaged in the Liquor Business. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, August 5 The ' saloon keeper was put on the spit and toast ed last night at the Auditorium thea tre, and then turned over and broiled some more. He shared with the brewer and distiller the wrath and denunciation of the speakers who addressed a mass meeting held un der the auspices of the Catholic total abstinence association of the United States. They saw no good in him and demanded his exclusion from the sacraments of the church. The purging of the Catholic church from all affiliation with men engaged In the liquor traffic was urged from the plaform and 3,000 people who crowd ed the theatre, despite the sultriness of the weather, cheered vociferously. Carried No Passengers. (ByNCable to The Times) London, August 5 The owners of the liner Maori, which foundered off the Southern coast of Africa last night, declared that the vessel did not carry any passengers and that the bodies washed ashore must have been those of her crew. INTERVIEW BY SEC, WILSON USED BY BEARS Bears Use the Interview to tamerlhe Price Down THE COTTON REPORT (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Aug. 5 An interview given by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in which he declared that the "cotton crop will be reasonably good" has been used by a group of bears on the cotton exchange to pound prices down over 70 points, or more than J3.60 a bale, since last Monday. Monday's department of agricul ture cotton report waB the most bull ish In nearly a generation. It de clared that its statisticians had found the condition of the crop in all the states to have deteriorated to such an extent that rte average on July 25 was only 71.9 per cent, whish Wall street exDerts interpreted lo mean a yield of only 11,000,000 bales as compared with 13,500,000 bales last year. One of the leading authorities on cotton statistics declared that if the report was true it Indicated the most complete disaster that has ever over taken the American cotton crop. Within a few minutes after the re port was read on the cotton exchange cotton jumped 40 points, or about $2 a bale. While excitement was at us height several of the bear leaders placed a copy of Secretary Wilson's interview in the hands of evory trader on the floor. Copies of the in terview have been sent widespread in market letters, accompanied by the statement that there is no douDt as tn the mithentlctv of the Interview, which undoubtedly represented, the true opinion of the head or tne agri cultural department. i; It Is asserted In the cotton iraae that either Secretary Wilson must have been misinformed by his experts tn th condition of the crop in the south on some error In compilation must have aDneared in tne siausuuB Bent out by the department on Mon- day. .;'"" North Carolina Postmasters. Washington, i. August 6 Forth- class postmasters for North Carolina were appointed today as follows: K:-: Downsvttle. George A. Flowers ; Saginaw, W. H. Gragg. Virginia Election Quiet. Richmond,, Va Aug. . 6 Reports from alt over the state show that not very much interest Is being taken, tn today's election. In Richmond. Har ry St, George Tucker will get a ma jority of from 1,000 to 1,250. PETROLEUM OIL TRADE IS FACING A PRICE CRISIS Prices Are Going Down and Will Co Further Says Trust Officials MENACE TO THE PRICE Enormous Over-Production of the Crude Product is Menacing the Sta bility of the Market Crisis May Lead to World-wide War in Prices Between the Leading Interests, the Standard Oil Company on the One Hand and the Independents on the Other There is Already Enough Crude Oil in Storage to Meet the Demands For Over a Tear and NO Curtailment in Production. Another Factor is the New Tariff (By Leased Wire o The Times) New York, August 5 The petrol eum oil trade is facing a crisis which may lead to a world-wide war In prices between the leading Interests, the Standard Oil Company on the one hand and its 125 competitors, big and little, on the other. An official of the big trust stated today that prices, which have been tending steadily downward, would, go still lower be fore there was any marked improve ment. The great menace to the stability of the oil market at present Is de clared, to be" the enormous over-production of the crude product, which apparently no indication of a lessen ing of curtailment of the output. The Standard's statistics fix the amount of crude oil in storage In the various oil fields in the country at ,100,000,- P "barrels " This "4s said oarreis. mis-ie Baia 10 to sur Sclent to meet the demands, both, do mestic and foreign, for a year. The price paid for crude oil by the refiners to the oil well men is now about 50 cents a barrel. The average price of refined oil, at whole sale, thus far this year, has been 8.50 cents a gallon, as against an average of 8.68 cents last year. Another factor, the effect of which cannot now be gauged or foreseen, it is declared, lies In the action of cong ress in striking from the Dingley tariff law the countervailing duties on foreign oil. Under the old tariff oil was on the free list, but a little "joker" in the statute imposed a duty on oil imported from any coun try which taxed American oil, the duty levied being the amount of the tax on American oil. This effectual ly shut out European oil, since all oil producing countries, especially Rus sia, Imported oil to protect their own producers and refiners. Mexican oil, which is being largely developed by the Pearson syndicate of London, was- also barred by this countervail ing duty. Under the Payne-Aldrlch new tar iff bill, however, the whole world may sell petroleum, crude and refined, and Its products freely and without hind rance in this market. HALT AND BLIND CANDIDATES. Curious Aggregation Running For Office In Hamilton All Are Dem ocrats. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Hamilton, O., August 5 Each of the six candidates for justice of the peace In Hamilton township is phys ically disabled. Squire William Mur phy, present incumbent, is blind; Squire William Morton is a cripple, and so is Squire Harry Hughes; John T. Riley, a locomotor ataxia victim, cannot walk; Harry Porter has the same ailment, and William Allen Is blind. They are all demo crats, . , Murphy performs his duties as well as a man with unimpaired sight. The other five say : they can do as well. Sympathetic voters will have a hard time deciding which ought to be favored. THE BIGGEST TUBE MILL. Opened Today at McKeesport, With 10,000 Employes Cost $12,000,- OOO. y, ::;: -; . -; " Pittsburg, Pa., August 5 The greatest tube mill In the world just finished ' for the . National Tube Works at McKeesport at an expendi ture of 112,000,000, opened today with, 10,000 employes. ; ; The furnace .turns out pipe 42 feet; 8 Inches In length, just : double tfcV. length of any other furnace. Work on the mill-was commenced in June 1906, and carried on Inces santly night and day ever since. SWEDEN BUT IN THE GRIP OF MILITARISM Government Maintains the Upper Hand in Effort to Break Strike BUSINFSS PARALYZED Under Firm Grip of the Military the Situation Throughout Sweden is Quiet Fear of Violence Has Led to the Most Extraordinary Meas uresStreet Railway Systems Are Still Idle, Ferry Lines Tied Up and Industrial Centres Paralyzed Sa loons Are Closed and Liquor Hard to Get Many of the Railroad Men Are Opposed to the Strike fat Rad ical Leaders Are Bringing Great Influence to Bear Upon. (By Cable to The Times) Stockholm, Aug. 5 The situation throughout Sweden today remained quiet under the.firui grip of militiary Ism. The government believes that, by maintaining the upper hand, it can break the backbone of the strike, which is threatening to cause a civil war. Fear of violence has led to the most extraordinary -measures. The street railway systems are still idle today. Tne ferry lines are tied up. Industrial centres are paralyzed. Ships are loaded by soldiers and troops are guarding the municipal electric light plant, the waterworks and the bridges. The saloons are still closed and only patrons qf the best restaurants can get liquor by ordering a full gal lon. While many of the railroad men are opposed to. the strike, the &ut-T,d,cr"',a10,r1'fcirt bringing i . ootoof ton0 hnr unnn them. The printers have deferred a definite aecision until they can see what the railroad employes will do. The cabmen are taking an active part in spreading the feeling of sedition and their activity has cut off some of the city's supplies. Shops are generally closed today. Stores where guns and ammunition are sold nave practically been denud ed. The streets are filled with idle workmen and soldiers. The shortage of food became ser ious today. Soldiers took charge of the milk depots, dealing out small quantities. Stores and bakeries hnve been closed, the owners fearing an outbreak. Prohibitive prices are charged. Paupers are being taken from the public institutions and put to work in place of the striking grave diggers and cab drivers. Funerals are being held under military escort. A gunboat Is guarding the munici pal gas works. STOCKHOLDERS MEET Stockholders of S. A. L Approve Plans Special Meeting of the Stockholders in Tills Section Held Last Night in This City to Pass Upon the Adjust ment Plan and Other Matters. A special meetings of the stockholders of the Seaboard Air Line Railway held at the offices on Halifax street last night. Stock to the amount oi' about $625,000 was represented in the meet ing. It transpired at the meeting that the company contemplates spending about $5,000,000 in improvements on this division or In the territory from Nor lina to Hamlet. Similar special meetings of the stock holders are to follow in Columbia. Jacksonville, Atlanta and Birmingham, in the several states through which the railway passes; all for the follow ing purposes: To pass upon the question of approv ing the adjustment plan and deposit agreement dated July 1, 1909, and of authorizing and consenting to all acts and things necessary or convenient and proper to carry out said plan and de posit agreement and making the same effective. To pass upon the question of ap proving and ratifying the agreement dated . June 24, 1909, entered Into be tween the Seaboard Air Line Railway and the committee named In the said adjustment plan. To pass upon the question of author izing-and consenting to the making by the Seaboard Air 14ne railway of a re funding mortgage of deed of trust cov ering, subject to prior Hens, all. the property of the company, or such part thereof as may be deemed advisable by (Continued on jPage Three.) . i SUTTON CASE IS RESUMED TODAY AT Opens on Different Basis to the First Fart of the Hearing LIEUT. UTLEY ARRIVES Officers Who Witness Killing of Lieu tenant Sutton Are Now Charged With Crime and the Suttons Placed in the Role of Prosecutors Lieu tenant Utley Arrived Today From Naples and Is Expected to Clear Up Much of the Testimony Was An Object of Great Interest In the Court Room Grey-haired Mother of Sutton Never Took Her Eyes Off the Lieutenant Davis Lays Aside Gloves. (By L.eased Wire to The Times) Annapolis, Md., Aug. 5 "Mr. Ut ley, you are caned before this court that you may be informed of your rights. There has been a charge of crime preferred against a number of officers, of which you are one," thus President Hood of the Sutton court cf Inquiry opened the case again at An napolis today after an adjournment of eight days, during which Utley had been hurrying over the seas as fast as the big battleship North Caro lina could bring him from far away Naples. The other young officers and Ser geant De Hart were already seated back of A. E. Birney, who started in as counsel for Lieutenant Adams but who will also conduct the castas of the other defendants. Captain Brown. U. S, JM. C, associate counsel, waS not present during the hearings today. Lieutenant Utley, as the important witness wbo is counted on to blow aside the fog of conflicting testimony and mysterious discrepancies of the other young officers, was an object of keen Interest to all the crowd, which comfortably filled the court room. The grey-haired mother of the man whose death he is here to tell of, never took her glance from him as he sat across the room from her, gayly chatting with Lieutenant Osterman, fellow defendant. With the opening of the court when the volumnious record of the prev ious days proceeding was read and took up nearly an hour, Mr. Davi3, counsel for Mrs. Sutton, showed his determination to lay gloves aside and tight the matter out hammer and tongs. He is now apparently alone in the case .neither of the Van Dykes of Washington, who had been with him before, being present today. Captain Hood, president of the court, in calling Lieutenant Utloy, raised the point that although now :i practical defendant he would be expected to tell ail he knows of the case. Major Leonard was on his reot in an instant to say tint the present position of Lieutenant Utley before the court gave him the right to re fuse to testify. The court accepted this but when Utley was being sworn in, Captain Hood, before administering the oath, demanded of Utley: "Do you waive your rights not to testify?" "I am willing to testify," said Ut ley. Major Leonard took the witness In hand and at once began to question him as to what had been drunk by the young officers early in the even ing of the tragedy. Utley said that there had been little drink taken by the party. Witness gave a brand new explanation of why he, Osterman and Adams were crowded into the auto mobile with Sutton when only two officers took the other car. This was that Lieutenant Potts had hurt his toot and wanted all the room he could get. "Some one said, 'We will settle that here,' and this was t'ae first real attention I paid to the dis cussion that was going on as to whether or not the car should be stopped at the dump or go into camp," said the witness. After some question as to how much Sutton and Adams took off In stripping for a fight, which brought out nothing, Utley remembered see ing a sentry whose name he cannot remember. He told this sentry, who was going to the cemetery patroL to see that the automobiles which he had ordered away did not hang around in the neighborhood. While the automobiles were being sent away Sutton was getting ready to fight. Utley did not remember any conversation that went on fur ther than what he had said to the sentry, Kennedy.' "Osterman and i ANNAPOLIS stopped between Sutton and, Adams. 1 was facing Adams and told him he must not fight then," said Utley. "What did Adams say?" asked Major Leonard. "He seemed to think that if it was put off Sutton would not fight," re plied the witness. Adams went to get his clothes then, said the witness and he did not see him again until "just before Sutton killed himself." After Adams had gone to get his clothes, Utley said, he turned his at tention to Osterman and saw Sutton strike at Osterman at the same time calling Osterman a name. "I stepped in between them to give Mr. Ostar man time to get his coat off and then the fieht started. It went all one way and Sutton never had any show,' said Utley, telling of the fight. "Os terman knocked Sutton down twice and then Sutton would neither get up and fight again nor admit that he had enough. Lieutenant Utley testified positive ly that Sutton had fired the shot that caused his death. He told of Roelkor dropping to the ground, crying that Sutton had shot him, and of Adams also crying out that he was shot and rushing in on Sutton. "When I came up," he continued "Adams was on top of Sutton and both were struggling." The witness' memory tailed him here and he could not recall who it was that came up at this time and kneeled on Sutton pinning his shoulders down. Utley then Diled on the urostrate man in the endeavor to disarm him, he said, and while they were struggling, Sut ton freed the hand which had been pinned under him and in which he had kept the second revolver. He got the weapon near his head ana fired it when the muzzle was only a tew inciies away, uuey aeciaieu. THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE STILL CRITICAL Many of Tbem Are Not Satisfied With the New Tariff Bill ' SEN. DOLLIVER TALKS (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, August 5 When the senate convened at 10 o clock this morning, the conference report on the urgent deficiency bill which was before the house yesterday was taken up and adopted without debate. The tariff measure was then laid before the senate and the final day's discus sion began by Senator Flint, of Cali fornia, who made a brief explanation of the schedule and presented a num ber of tables showing their effect. Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, followed, declaring his intention to vote against the adoption of the report. In doing so, he said, he was acting in accord ance with the true policy of protec tion to which he had always adhered. He then renewed his attack upon the woolen and cotton schedules, along the lines of his former speeches. Senator Dolliver closed with the statement that his first duty was to the people of his state, and that if in pursuit of that duty he was forced out of the republican party in the senate or elsewhere he would leave with an entirely clear conscience. Senator Elkins, of West Virginia, complained of the president's policy of free raw materials which he said need protection as much- as' refined articles, particularly coal and lumber. He denied there was any declaration in the republican platform in favor of free raw material. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, inter rupted to say that there is a party which favors downward revision, and free raw material the democratic party but that It had met with de feat. Senator Heyburn said the republi can platform promised protection to raw material and on that promise the party had carried Idaho; Now the party has gone back on the platform. He said he would vote for the bill be cause it was the best he could get, but that no schedule was too high for him to support. He would vote against this bill and In favor of the Dingley bill, if choice lay between the two. Senator Warren, of Wyoming, who followed, said that while he will vote' for the report he could not allow the opportunity to pass without entering a protest against some of its features, He criticised the free raw material provision. (Continued on Page Three.) VOTE, VOTE 'VOTE IS . -I. Forming Clubs Ail Over .flu State to Secure the Big Bonus Votes on the 9th ' WILSON STILL LEADING Mrs. McFarland Holds First Place and Her Friends Enthusiastic. While Raleigh Girls Get BusJMr Royal Canadian Tour the Talk of Many Towns Interest ' at White Heat and Contest Will be Flaw One Onward to Canada, is - the ' Word While Everybody Works for Votes. 1 , , Today marks another turning point in the big contest for the Royal Cana dian Tours. The contestants are get ling io worK in a way mai means Busi ness and the way subscriptions . are coming in on every mail makes .the contest manager feel good. The contest has reached the point - where it has become real interesting v not only to the contestants, but to alt - their friends who have been quietly . watching it from the beginning. ; iThls : . Royal Canadian Tour will leave Ral-- eigh on September 1st for the Cans- dian exposition and a. tour of Canada,. " and the north. The Seaboard has made, every arrangement for the comfort 'Of . tne people wno go on inis inp ana from the present outlook every; berth ' will be engaged long before the tinte to go. People all over this section. 0' country, are enKarinsr berths . for Vithia. grand , trip, and when Sentember 1st.' comes a haDpy party will- leave the old North State for a tour of the north. Two of these fine trips, costing 1 W25.00 each. wUiK&e jdSen. tth. most popular people lo th state sjWT1' tbey will represent The Evening Times via .ham ck mmi MavaB avmi i.. w'l'. . . W are now-, making arrangements for special things en the tour, and the." people who va a our, guests wilt tiav a nappy lime, r ram mi over iiie i..u comes inquiries about the trip, an t. the girls who win these two tfip&qitil be the favored ones. ' '. Mrs. R. W. McFarland. of Wilson, is still leading the contest, and rasa- the way the Wilson people are backup Mrs. McFarland it looks as if every ' person in Wilson has decided tbat.WiK son must be one of the winners, t ' 'r Raleigh has become aroused and the girls are going out after the subscrth- , ers with the result that thousands ,f votes are being Issued each day. Busy -is the word, because the 26th Of AUgttttt V will be a day long to be , remembered ' in the lives of those who win the. trip v, to the King's! country, j . , , ' 4 Read the standing of the contest ants today and then join in the Mice and help your friends. These young ladies are making a splendid race for the grand prizes and they will enjdy these trips to Canada and will always remember the help you gave them. Remember, that August Mth Is the closing date for the bonus vote, 'and your money must be in The TUneSiOf-: flee or mailed to us on that day ta; Or der to get the extra votes in this offer, :. Now is the time to get In the lead and get a nice lot of votes for the last day. - Form your clubs and get your inenaa in line so that you will get the extra votes. , . i ; s ILLEGAL BALL GAME. Played Without License Could Have Been Stopped by the Boston Au thorities. ' (By Leased Wire to The Times) 1 Boston, August 5 Strict enforce ment of the law by the , mayor would have stopped the Detroit-Red Sox games played Tuesday Wad Wednes day, which were witnessed by wore than 50,000 fans. The situation wits made possible by the expiration, fit the Boston American team's license to give athletic exhibitions. --The license was not renewed, pending an attempt by the authorities to enlist the management in the jfight to etop betting at the ball grounds. . .The license has been secured for today' game. ; i , a.' , NEW STEEL CONCERN. ' " ' V;'; i-VJifeiK Will Manufacture Raw. Material JFor Steel . Car Oompaay. o IBv Tabued Wire to The Times! Pittsburg, Pa., August-' 8--Th ' Forged Steel Company, Of Butler a subsidiary of the Standard Steel Car - Company, has awarded contracts fot ; ; a $2,000,000 steel mill,' and upon ita completion will manufacture ltsvowa ,., WATCHWORD FOR CONTESTANTS raw material, purchasing nothing t ut ;- pig iron." ' vfvr:,frMy The company heretofore fcai r r . chased its open-hearth slabs fron e Carnegie Steel Company, : wt i ; also gone. Into the car wL A i ; tacturiaft business on a e.ti it