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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER, FRIDAY JULY 28, 1911. SPEEDY TRAVELLING: MILLIONAIRE GATES MAKES RE MARKABLE RUN. Frank A. Vanderlip Made Nearly Mile a Minute Record Between Chic ago And New York. Railroad Magazine. TCTTt- . - v nen a man nas the price and ! finds it necessary to be whisked i across the country at the fastest I possible speed, then look out for i new records! During recent years a number of rich Americans have found the regular schedules and the fastest trains too slow, or the impoitance attending their journey too great, and have engaged spe cial trafns to have the right of way over everything to get them to their destination. The most recent case on record is that of Charles G. Ciates,a New York broker.who was suddenly taken ill in San Diego,Cal., and wanted to get home to New York as fast as steam could carry him or faster. Mr. Gates hurried to the tele phone and rang up the Southern Pa cific Company's office at San Diego, A special train could not be pro cured immediatley.but the Sunset limited was leaving in a few hours and the railroad officials agreed to attach the "Ranger" Mr. Gates private car. Arrangements were then complete for a special train to be made up and waiting on his arrival at Yu ma, Ariz.,which would make the run across the continent in the fastest time that schedules would allow. An engine, buffet car and three coaches for ballast were standing on a side track at Yuma, and no time was lost coupling the "Ranger" to them. At 5; 30 o'clock on Thursday, Feb ruary 16, the special pulled out of the little Western town on its three-thousand-mile journey, while the wires beside the track hummed i with messages arranging a special light of way over the roads it would travferse. When Mr. Gates paid his bills he f jund that the trip from coast to coast had cost him $6,000, at the rate of about $2 a mile. The cost ! of the run from Chicago to New York was $l,825,which figures up to a charge of $2 for every minute that the special was on rails. Vanderlip's Trip. Few runs have proved more thrilling than that participated in by Frank A. Vanderlip, President of the National City Bank of New York who during the early part of 1900 started from New York in a vain ef fort to beat the Grim Reaper to Chicago, where his aged mother lay dying. When at the point of retiring for ! the night Mr. Vanderlip received a telegram from his brother-in-law in Chicago saying that his mother had been prostrated by sudden and serious attack of penumonia. Seiz ing the telephone, Mr. Vanderlip no tified the New York Cenrtal au thorities that he wanted a special made up for him at once. The Vanderlip race against death i snouia live m tne nistory or rail roading. It established the fast est time between New York and Chicago, the train reaching the La Salle street station at seven minutes after three o'clock the next afternoon, sixteen hours and seven minutes from New York, almost an hour better than the previous re cord of seventeen hours, and two hours faster than the schedules of the Twentieth Century Limited and the Pennsylvania special. The entire run of 965 miles was made in exact ly 907 minutes, making an average of 1.06 miles' a minute. Throughout the race Mr. Manderlip kept begging the engineer for more speed. He received no message as to his mother's condition en route and lived in constant fear that Death would beat him to the bed side. When the, train reached Engle wbod Station he jumped into a wait ing automobile and started at top speed for his mother's home on Madison avenue- "Mother?" he asked as the door opened. "She died at ten minutes to three,' was the reply which was j the very time the special had pulled into the Englewood Station. A Doctor's Race. A railroad race with death that takes rank with the above- occurred several years ago, when Dr. W. Mey er and two nurses started from New York in a record-breaking run to the scene of a wreck on the New York Central near Lynos, N. Y. in which Mrs. Newman Erb, wife of the Vice President of the Pere Marquette Railroad, had been se riously injured. Accompanied by Mr. Erb's son-in- law and his wife, the physician ana nurses left the metropolis on a spe cial, composed of the fastest engine available, three day coaches and a private car. The special was order ed at 7 o'clock in the morning when the news of the disaster ra rived, and pulled out at 7; 50. It was given clear track and whirled up the Hudson the rate a mile a minute. , ' , At Albany, Dr. Meyer, appealed to the engineer .and Conductor William Lewis for more speed, and from Aloany to Syracuse all records were broken, the distance to the latter city from New York being made in four and one half hours. After a quick chaange of engines, the train hurried on to Rochester, the 81 intervening miles being covered in 74 minutes. The run was all the more remarkable in view of the fact that the engineer was compellec to slow down six successive times. . The special covered the 373 miles from New York to Rochester in 344 minutes, breaking the record of the Empire State Express by. one hour, but death had beaten the flying train by 20 minutes, and Mrs. Erb had succumbed to her injuries.The race was the best piece of record work in the history of the New York Central to that date. Perkin's Ride., Late in March, a year ago, Geor ge W. Perkins and his wife figured in a spectacular railroad dash from Sturat Fla., to Cleveland Ohio, where Mr. Perkin's aged mother lay dangerously ill, Receiving word by telegraph of the latter's critical condition, while sojourning in Flor ida, Mr. Perkins ordered a special to be made up for him at once, and within an hour the train with himself and his wife on board, pull ed out of Stuart. Chattanooga, Tenn., was reached at 7 o'clock of the same evening, Cincinnati at 4 o'clock the follow ing morning, the night run of 337 miles between the two cities hav ing been made in 530 minutes It took four minutes to effect a change of locomotives at Cincinnati, and Mr- Perkins implored the new engineer to do all in his power to make better time, with the result that the distance of 203 miles to Cleveland was covered in 288 min utes. A waiting automobile car ried Mr. Perkins to his omther's bedside, where he found that his race from the South had not been in vain. On September 28, 1908, Frederic! Thompson received word in New York that his wife was dangerous ly ill in. Chicago. He immediately telephoned C. F. Daly, one of the Vice Presidents of the New York Central, to prepare a special for his use After a short delay Mr. Daly noti fied him that it would, be impossi ble to get up a special for several hours at the very least, and ad vised Mr. Thompson to take the Empire State Express, which was scheduled to leave within the hour Mr. Thompson, fearing that even the slightest delay might prove costly, told the official that he would leave in the Express, but ask ed to have a special in readiness for him in Buffalo. The Vice President assured him the special would be waiting, and the race began. On reaching Buffa lo, Mr. Thompson learned by wire that his wife's condition was even more aggravated than when he left New York. He boarded the special which was made up of a locomotive and a single Pullman, and bade the engineer make the run of his life. Other Speed Data. Chicago was reached at the rate of a mile a minute, and when Mr. Thompson got to his wife's side the turn for the better in her condition was already marked. Ralph Modjeska's successful train dash from Montreal to the Pacific coast, to reach his mother before she died, . was another feat which has attracted wide attention. Al though he did not have a special,the crews of the regular trains ex erted themselves to their utmost in his behalf, news received along the line of his mother's steady de cline supporting them on to their best efforts. Last year the country was start led by the dramatic endeavor of Charles Talmadge, a Los Angles mil lionaire, to reach Chicago from San ta Fe in order to place himself un der the care of a specialist. Mr. Talmadge believed himself to be dangerously ill and was positive that his one hope for life rested in an operation. Mr. Talmadge was in Santa Fe on business, when he became suddenly ill. He dropped an important real estate deal that he had under way, ordered a special consisting of two cars and a locomotive, and pleaded with the engineer to break every railroad record in history on the run to Chicago. The train dispatchers along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe were ordered to give the special a right-of-way, and the crew of the lattel were instructed by the officials of the road to annihilate time in a waj they had never done before. The race started, and the distance from the starting point to Kansas City was covered at a rate that made a new record for the road. When Kansas City was reached, however, Mr. Talmadge's conditioi had improved so materially that the special was dismissed and- the rest of the journey was made on a regular train. Mr. Talmadge's race with what he believed to be death attracted un paralleled attention in the West, and particularly in towns that lay along the line of the railroad- The news of the special's record break ing run was flashed ahead, and great throngs of people gathered at the stations to cheer on its raid flight- Mayham Travels Fast. Of all the long distance contests with the Grim Reaper, one that stands out from among the others is the run made by Henry J. May- ham. While in New York.on business,in February, 1897, Mr. Mayham recei- j ved a telegram stating that his son was dying in Denver. He left im mediately on the Pensylvania Lim ited for Pittsburg, and, on arriving there, telegraphed Division Superin tendent Howland, of the Chicago, Turlington and Quincy in Chicago asking for a special car and en gine to carrry him on to Denver. Arriving in Chicago at 10 minutes after nine o'clock on the morning of February 15, he left 50 minutes later from the Union station ' in General Superintendent Hessler's private car, coupled to a special lo comotive for the anxious father's use. A second wire that reached him a few moments before the tran pull ed out informed Mr. Mayham that his son was sinking rapidly. He tearfully begged the officials to get him to Denver in time to . see his boy before the end came, and told them to spare no expense to aid him in his race Affected by his grief the railroad men promised to get him to his des tination within 24 hours, although the fastest regular trains took 32 hours. A clear track was ordered for the special "all along the line, and dur ing the course of the run fully half a dozen passenger trains were side tracked. The only person on the special with Mr. Mayham was Con ductor Murray. At Lincoln, Neb., a traveling en gineer, named Dixon, entered the cab and remained during the rest of the run, urging each successive engineer to greater speed, and in fusing him with sympathy for the father, whose heart was breaking in the car behind. Burlington 20 6 miles west of Chi cago was reached in 231 minutes and Albia Iowa, 100 miles farther west, in 347 minutes. Red Cloud, Iowa, a distance of 447 miles, was reached in 507 minutes- On the straight stretches of track the rate of speed was a mile a minute and better; and even in Colorado dur ing the 180-mile climb from Agron, almost as high a rate was maintain ed. ; Colorado was entered at 12 min utes to 2 o'clock the next morning, and Denver at 8 minutes to 4 Tues day, February 16. But death had won. Mr. Mayham's son had died soon after midnight. During the course of the run Mr Mayham had sent numerous tele grams to his son, telling him that he was coming and asking him to keep out his hope. Two of those telegrams was sent after the young man had passed away. When the special left Chicago a snow storm was raging and the rails were wet and slippery. General Manager Brown, of the railroad, said subsequently that the run might have been made in half an hour less time had this not been the case . As it was, the distance of 1,026 miles between Chica go and Denver was covered in 1, 132 minutes, or eight minutes less than 19 hours. The previous record for the fast est long distance run had been made on October 24, when the Lake Shore 'Special Flier" made the 948 miles from New York to Chicago in 17 hours and 20 minutes. The race with death from Chicago to Denver cost Mr. Mayham $1,000. THE GAME LAW An act for the enforcement of the game law in the county of Granville. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. That Thorn well Lanier, N. E. Faucett, J. B- Mayes, J. N. Watkins, and R. T. Gregory be and they are hereby constituted the board of game commissioners for the county of Granville for the better protection and preservation oi game in said county, and to secure tne better enforcement of game laws of said county, and they shall hold office for the term of two jears and until their successors have been duly appointed or select ed and qualified. That said board, after its qualification, shall organ ize, be selecting a chairman and sec retary, from among their . nifeaer, and shall elect a treasurer- Sec. 2. That said game commission ers shall prescribe the form of li cense for non-resident hunters : and shall furnish to the clerk of the Superior Court all license, record books and other blanks required under the game law. Sec. 3. Any non-resident of the State of North Carolina who desires to hunt, shoot or trap birds or oth er animals in any part of said coun ty shall make application to the clerk of the Superior Court , of said county ,who shall issue such license upon payment of a tax of ten dol lars, and the clerk's fees, amount ing to fifty cents. The license shall expire on the termination of the hunting season, as fixed for said ; county. Sec. 4. That funds received by the I clerk of the Superior Court from the sale of hunters' license shall be turned over to the treasurer of said board of game commissioners, I and used as a fund for the enforce ment of the game laws of said coun ty. And at the end of the open sea son after paying the costs of en forcement of said laws, the balance of this fund, if any, shall be turn ed over to the school fund of said county. Sec. 5. Said board of game com missioners shall on the first Mon day in May, one thousand nine hun dred and eleven and biennially thereafter, appoint a chief game warden for said county who shall hold his office for a term of two years- Tht it shall be the duty of said game warden to dilligently en force the game laws of said coun ty: -Provided, the said board shall have power to remove said game war den without cause in its discre tion. Sec. 6. That said board may also appoint for each township in said county one- or more deputy game wardens, with power of removal without cause. Sec- 7. That the chief game war den and deputy game wardens so ap pointed, shall before entering upon the duties of their office, take and subscribe an oath to perform faith fully the duties of said office, and shall execute a bond in the sum oi one hundred dollars,conditioned up on the faithful discharge of said duties, and for the payment of all sums as shall come into their hands by virtue of their office, and the chief game warden and warden and deputy game wardens so qual ified.shall possess and exercise the powers and authority now exercis ed by constables at common lawyand under statue of this state. Sec. 8. That the treasurer shall enter into bond in the sum of five hundred dollars. Sec. 9. That the chief game war den and the deputy game warden shall receive the sum of two and one half dollar for each non-resident license procured for such non-resident hunters, and the said board of game commissioners may allow such sum to the chief game warden and deputy game wardens for convic tions for violation of the game law as may be deemed best, such sums to be paid out of the fund for the enforcement of the game laws. Longs Declared Sonne! life Insurance Granted. If you knew a remedy that really had cured Tuberculosis; that had saved from death quite a number of people, would you try to ret Consumptives interested m it and induce them to take it; or, would you say nothing: about it, for fear of giving offence? 'Ve know the medicine. We know the people cured some of them. We have the stories of cure of many and affida vits from some. We advertise EckmaiVs Alterative to tell those who havs Jung disease what has been done by its use. Investigate the following: 1618 W. Dauphin St., Phila,, Pa. Gentlemen,: "On the evening of May 13, 1907, I had five hemorrhages from the right lung. My hemorrhages kept up for one week I had twenty-eight in all. Sep tic pneumonia developed. My doctor told me I had better go to another climate, as my left lung had also become affected. About that time I met Howard Klotz, 1C19 Susquehanna Ave., this city, who hr-d hemorrhages several years ago and wno was cured by Eckrnan's Alterative. I started to take Eckman's about the latter nart of Ausust. 1S07. Mv armetite improved at once and in about two weeks J l started, to gain weight, l improved steadily. Later, a very bad lameness de veloped in my right leg and I commenced to get a. lump on my right hip. My doc tor told me I was getting a tubercular abscess and that it was affecting the sciatic nerve. The lameness and lump gradually disappeared. Have not had any trouble of that nature since. Since roy recovery about a. year ago, I was accepted for life insurance, after two examinations by a company that had previously rejected me. I have advised several people to take Eckman's and those who took it faith fully had the same results as myself." (Signed Affidavit) CHAS. MORGAN". Eckman's Alterative cures Bronchitis, Asthma, Hay Fever; Throat and Lung Affections. Ask for booklet of cured cases and write to the Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa., for additional evidence. For Sale by - ;n. druggists ano J. G. HALL, Oxford. N. O. Sec. 10. That the provisions of law relative to hunters, as contain ed in the Revisal of one thousand nine hundred and five, applying to Granville . county, and, amendments thereto.shall continue to be in full forces and effect. Sec, 11. That if any person shall be found with dog and gun off his own premises between 8 the first day of February and the first day of November, it shall be prima facie evidence of unlawful hunt ing. Sec. 12. That all laws and claus' es of law in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Sec- 13. That this act shall be in force and effect from and after its ratification. In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 1st day of March 1911. N. H. Pharr. President pro tempore of the Senate. W. C. Dowd, Speaker of the House of Represen tatives. State of North Carolina. Office of Secretary of State. Raleigh, April 8, 1911 I, J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify the foregoing and attached (three) (3) sheets to be 1879 J. G. MALL 1911 Leading Druggist Seedsman of Granville County. Doctors' Prescriptions and Family Receipts a Specialty, Compounded by Regis tered Pharmacists. Pure Drugs and Medicines, Every Kind. Agent for "REX ALL" Remedies. Everyone is guaranteed. If not satisfied after taking any of these medicines your money returned You cannot lose. SPECTACLES and EYEGLASSES that suit your eyes at reasonable prices. 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T Q H ALL Oxford, North Carolina. a true copy from the records of this office. In witness whereof, I have, here unto set my hand and affixed my of ficial seal. Done in office at Raleigh, this 8 day of April in the year of our Lord 1911. J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State. Rolling stones, like some other smooth propositions, gather no moss A man can he much prouder of his wife for her good-looking cloth es than for her noble character. REFLECTIONS . OF A BACHELOR. New York Times. An old fox learned most of his wisdom out of the foolishness of his youth, but folk arn't foxes. When a man is a particularly in sufferable bore, it's a sign it's a bout how he takes his exercise. A woman who had no opinions of her own when she was engaged has all the more after she is married. It isn't that a widow is much! more tricky than other women; it's! that she knows how to appear sot much less that she gets more chan ces. ' . . I" TTY o lawns rmn TT MAN iiy w a 7 ANTS to say to you, that V y saving money is any item of interest, then now is the time to come and look his line of buggies over. He pays your railroad fare one way, whether you buy or not, just to advertise his buggies and phaetons. Now From The Number of Farmers that have come from Granville this time and bought buggies, it would seem there is a reason. Now won't you to-day write or come to see this man Davis, and just let him show you the styles and makes he has. The man "PRICE" cuts a great fig ure here. If you can save $7.50 on a rig, won't this pay you for your time. Yours for business, AMUJEL HMVII So J
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