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killed in horrible manner.
Johnston County Man Killed in Run
away, Team Becoming Frightened
By Automobile. Dragged More
Than Two Miles.
Returning to his home below Shi
loh church, about 15 miles from Ral- !
tlgh. In Johnston county, late yes
terday afternoon, the mules hitched
to the wagon of Mr. Albert Stevens
took fright at an automobile and ran '
from Mr. W. B. Wilder's home to
? the home of one Jerry Blalock, about
two or two and a half miles, throwing
Mr. Stevens from the wagon and
catching him In the double-tree, drug
bini the entire distance, causing In- |
Jur.es from which he died about 9:30
Jai't night.
Mr. Stevens came Into the city i
yesterday afternoon with a load of j
rotton seed. He was on his return
home by himself when he met an j
automobile coming towards Raleigh.
The mules became frightneed and
In their attempt to get away struck
* telephone post, which evidently
caused Mr. Stevens to fall. Falling
forward he struck the tongue of
thi wagon, or the "double-tree," and
liis right foot was caught In the
lhaln. With hish ead dragging the
ground under the wagon and his
foot caught in the chain holding him
fast the mules began their run of
6(>me two miles. Reaching a side
r>ud. running across the railroad and
loading to the house of Jerry Bla
lock. the mules here turned. When
they reached "his point they were
Dieiely walking, passing through
Elalock's front yard they turned and
vent by the side of the house, around
the back yard In almost a circle and
tfcfre struck the side of the house,
brti^dng the wagon tongue and free
\tt. the mules. When the occupants
of the house reached the scene they
found Mr. Stevens still caught in the
thain and in an unconscious condi
tion. A messenger was soon on his
way to the home of Dr. Buffaloe, at
Garner, who arrived on the scene and
found Mr. Stevens in a dying condi
tion. He was moved to the home of
Pr. Buffaloe, where a thorough ex
amination was made and it was found
thai bis entire right side was beaten
into a pulp, all the hair on the back
Of his head had been torn away, a
large hole was in his right hip, and
Ue right leg broken Just above the
ankle. Mr. Stevens only regained
Consciousness for a short while, and
then only long enuogh to tell his
name and that his mules had become
frightened at an automobile. He
tfied about 9:30 o'clock at the home
of Dr. Buffaloe.
" Through the courtesy of Mr. John
Parks, manager of the Carolina Oar- ,
Hge and Machine Company, a repre- |
sentative of The Times went out to !
Garner this morning and interviewed
pt-veral people of that section.
Mr. W. A. Mitchell said he saw |
the automobile pass his home about
park, but did not pay much attention j
to the machine. Thought it was a
touring car with top, but did not j
notice occupants. Soon after this he
saw the team of mules pass, but did
not notice them, as It was dark. They
Were going along in a trot and he
P'd i.ot notice the man dangling un
('er the wagon.
Several people In Garner saw the
l.'.achine pass through there, but none
teemed to have taken any special no
tice, some saying it was a one-seated
car with two occupants and others a
touring car.
Jerry Blalock and his family were
In the house when the team came up
and passed directly across the front
yard around the house. Hia wife
spoke to him and asked him to go
put and see what It was. They then
heard the wagon strike the side of
the kitchen and rushing out found
Mr. Stevens caught and in the condi
tion stated above.
Mr. Stevens was a man between
HO and 60 years of age and leaves a
Urge family.
The remains were removed from
Dr. Buffaloe's home this morning
about 9:30 o'clock and taken to the
home of the deceased.
H. D. Wolcott the Driver.
Mr. H. D. Wolcott, of the Raleigh
Motor Car and Machine Company,
had taken a party out in the coun
try yesterday and was on his return
to the city when he met Mr. Stevens
going out. Coming up slowly Mr.
Wolcott was cutting off his machine
preparing to stop for the team to
pass when Mr. Stevens told him to
pome on by. He passed the team
and did not know until tills morning
that the mules had become frighten
ed and ran awav, killing Mr. Ste
vens. He was on another trip to
Garner when he heard of the ac
cident.?Raleigh Times September
28th.
A GOVERNOR BEING TRIED.
Case Against Governor Haskell Map
ped Out by Federal Attorneys.
Nebraska, Okla., Sept. 27.?Argu
ment by attorneys occupied to-day's
proceedings in the trial of Governor
Charles N. Haskell of Oklahomo and
others in the Muskogee town lot
cases before Federal Judge John A.
Marshall.
Reviewing the charges against
Haskell as returned by a Federal
grand jury, R. Rush, special assistant
to the Attorney General, said the
government was prepared to show
that the defendants, in procuring ti-1
tie to the lots, had fraudulently used
names of persons living In many Eas
tern States.
Some of the people whose names
had been used by Governor Haskell
and his associates had refused to
turn their property over after Has
kell had procured the deeds from
them, Mr. Rush said, and these per
sons would be called as witnesses.
He said the prosecution was prepar-1
ed to show that Governor Haskell, '
'knowingly and wilfully enter into [
conspiracy to defraud the government
and Creek Indians and to violate the
regulations of the Department of the
Interior." Mr. Rush said that it
would be shown that by false regis
tration, Governor Haskell and others
illegally secured about six hundred
lots in Muskogee at one-half the ap
praised value, thus defrauding the
Indians out of one-half the money t
they should have received.
S. A. C. Cruse, counsel for Gover
nor Haskell, contended that the man- ?
ner in which the defendants obtain- ^
ed the property was known to the
Department of the Interior and
the department had approved of it. '
To investigate complaints, President j
Roosevelt in 1906 had sent William
Dudley Foulke to report on the sub- ,
ject said Mr. Cruse. Mr. Foulke (
made an elaborate report, but in
spite of this, the manner of schedul
ing for property as followed by Gov- j
ernor Haskell and his associates was (
still approved of by the authorities at
Washington, it was asserted.
A SOMEWHAT FISHY STORY.
How a Bull Dog Caught a Trout in
A Lake in Anson.
Mr. J. C. Carpenter, a well known
citizen of Lanesboro township, has
a bull dog which he prizes very
highly, not only because he is a
good watch dog but because he is
developing extraordinary sagacity as
a fish catching canine. Last Sun
day (11th) a number of Mr. Carpen
ter's sons were bathing in Lane's
creek, near his home. They were
having a good time in the water
splashing and swimming around when
suddenly a large trout, apparently
scared out of its wits, rose to the
surface of the water and jumped in
to a small beateau that was in the
lake in which they were bathing. No
sooner had the fish landed in the
boat than the family bull dog, which
was sitting on the bank looking on,
made for it. The fish, the instant
the dog jumped in the boat, made
for the water. The dog did not) hes
itate a necond, but dived from the
boat int6ji the water at the point
where the trout disappeared, and in
a second or two reappeared on the
surface with the fish in his mouth. '
The dog swam to the bank with the
trout and the boys triumphantly
carried it home and had it cooked
for breakfast Monday morning. The
fish was so big that It made a good
meal for the entire family.?Wades
boro Messenger.
Broken Arrow.
Mr. C. A. Phillips, with a troupe
of twenty-five actors will present
their play. Broken Arrow, here, Sat
urday night under their own tent,
on lot on which formerly stood the
old Gurley Hotel. The Cow Boy
Band will give a free entertainment
r>n Main street in the afternoon and
at 7:30 in front of the big tent.
See their ad on page eight of this
paper. Remember, Saturday night.
October 1st.
GREATEST FEAT IN AVIATION.
George Chavez, the Peruvian Avia
tor Flew Across the Alps Over ;
The Slmpleon Pass?When He
Descended on Italian Side He
Fell and His Aeroplane Was De
stroyed?Followed Road Built By
Napoleon?Haze Obscured The j
Peaks.
Milan, Italy, Sept. 13.?George Cha
vez, the Peruvian aviator, flew from
Brig, Switzerland, over the Sluipleon
Pass and arrived at Doir.odossola on
the Italian side of the Alps at 2:19 |
o'clock this afternoon.
Chavez crossed the Slmpleon Kulm
at 1:48 p. m., and thus accomplished
what liad been regarded as one of '
the most daring feats proposed for !
the airmen. He had waited patient- j
ly for favorable weather along the
route where strong winds are the '
rule. This morning both sides of
the Alps reported clear weather but
the top of Simpleon Pass was ob
scured in a haze.
Chavez determined to make the
attempt and rose to a height esti
timated at nearly 7,000 feet. It was
known that it would be necessary
for him to attain to nearly this at
titude to clear the pass, the summit
of which rises 6.092 feet.
He maintained apparently this al
titude for at least half an hour and
followed over the road built by Na
poleon in 1800. 'lie accomplished the
eight miles that brought him over
the top of the Slmpleon and then .
sailed gracefully over the 18 miles ?
down to Domodossola.
Arriving at Domodossola he had
left the hardest part of his journey
behind him. having escaped the high
peaks and the jumble of rocky gorges
on this side of the summit. The re
maining distance to this city offers
less difficulty, but takes the aviator
over Lake Maggoire and a succes
sion ot planes to me guai.
The distance from Brig, Switzer
land, to Milan is 75 miles and the
prize was for thel aviator who should
make the first flight, starting from a
tableland 900 feet above sea level at
the head of the Rhone valley near
Brig, Switzerland. In addition to
bringing him to a height that would
bring him over the Simpleon sum
mit and in doing which he may suffer
severely from the cold, the aviator
was required to guide his frail craft
1 over wild chasms, notably the gorge
of Ysette, where a safe descent would
be impossible and an accident must
mean almost certain death. Aviation
experts had. predicted freely that the
| only alternative to a successful flight
across the Alps was the death of the
aviator. ????? i-..
Signal fires along the Napoleon
road marked the way as far as
Demodossola and the rest of the
way was Indicated by flags and buoys
anchored on Lake Maggolre. The
summit of the pass at Monscera was
Illuminated with ox.vhidrique light
and a captive balloon showed the
finish line at the aerodome.
Lizzard in a Mail Bag.
Spencer, Sept. 27.?"Speaking of
snakes in mail bags," said Assistant
Postmaster R. J. Atwell of the Spen
cer office, "we are up against a
proposition here somewhat similar to
the trouble the government is now
having in its attempt to locate
the party who places a snake
in a mail bag in one of the
Wes't-rn cities." One night recently, I
he wmt on to explain, I heard some- j
thing scratching around In a parcel '
of mall in one of the postofflce boxes.
Vpon examination It was found to be
a lizzard. The package was plainly |
addressed to a well known young man
in Spencer, but there was no mark
about the parcel by which It could
be traced, and Its origin remains a
mystery. It Is a violation of the
Federal laws to place any living
creature In the mails and the au
thorities In Spencer have keen un- j
able so far to get the name of the
man who placed the lizzard in the
office here.
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Preaching at Wilaon'a Mills.
We are requested to announce that
Rev. W. T. LaPrade will preach at
Wilson's Mills Christian church first
Sunday in October morning and
night.
The tobacco habit brought Uncle
Sam a revenue of $50,000,000 in 1908.
DEATH OF DR. B. F. DIXON.
State Auditor Died Suddenly Yes
terday Morning?Death Came
Unexpected.
Dr. I). F. Dixon, state auditor, died
at Rex Hospital in Raleigh Tuesday 1
morning between twelve and one ,
o'clock. His death was totally un
expected as it was the understand
ing that he was improving rapidly.
Some time ago he suffered an attack
o? ungina pectoris and was carried
to the hospital and it was said that
the gallant soldier was fast recover
ing and would soon be able to re
sume his duties as auditor and
theto was every Indication of Im
provement until the end came.
The end came so suddenly as to
be startling. Dr. Dixon had been
sleeping for an hour when he awoke
in excellent humor. Being told it
was time to take his medicine he,
laughing, said he needed none. The
attendants were preparing to give
him nourishment when he took a
sudden cramp and in five minutes af
ter he had awakened he died. With
him was the house physician, Dr.
Campbell, and two nurses. Two min
utes after he died Dr. Rogers reach
ed the hospital.
Dr. Dixon has been State Auditor
since 1900. He was elected on the ,
ticket with Governor Aycock and
there- has never been a more popular
official. He \vas a confederate vet
eran and a friend of the con
federate veteran, lie took a great In
terest In the Soldiers' Home at Ral
eigh and 110 man did moreto make
them comfortable. He was one of the
very best men In the state and few
men w ill be missed as badly as he.
May Succeed His Father.
Raleigh, Sept. 28.?It develops to
night that the call for the State
Democratic executive committee to
meet in Raleigh to select a candidate
for State Auditor to succeed the
late B. F. Dixon will not be isused
for a few days yet; that it will be
for a meeting on Tuesday or Wed
nesday of next week. Furthermore
there is report, believed to be well
founded, that Governor Kitchin may
\\ ithin the next day or two commis
sion Mr. B. F. Dixon, Jr., a young
lawyer here, son of the late Auditor
as State Auditor to serve until next
January, when the auditor elected
In November will be inaugurated
along with other State officers up
foi election this year. There are
a number of very Important State
matters coming up within the next
few days that require the atttention
and signatures of a State Auditor,
this making it necessary for the of
fice to be speedily filled. The plan
yesterday was for ft call to Issue to
night for the State committee to '
come together Friday night to se
lect a candidate and then let the j
r.ovemor commission their choice to j
serve right along until the election,
but this is abandoned.?Charlotte Ob
server.
Mad Bull in City.
A mad bull in Charleston the oth- !
er day proved Invulnerable to the
fusilade of pistol bullets sent in
Its direction by the numerous group
of police. Just when it was becoming
an interesting problem as to how the
animal would be gotten under con
trol, his bullship attempted to buck
two trolley cars coming in an op
posite direction. The result serves
again to point the ancient moral that
It Is best to leave well enough alone. !
?Charlotte Observer.
Meeting of Little River Association.
The Primitive Baptists of the Lit
tle River Association, met in an
nual session with their church at
Four Oaks last Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. The usual business was
transacted and they had several ser
mons each day by leading men of
their ministry. On Friday, Elders
J. C. Hooks and W. C. Jones preach
ed. On Saturday there were four
sermons by Elders P. D. Gold, J. A.
Shaw, C. C. Brown and J. A. Man
ses. The preaching was done Sun- !
day by Elders J. T. Collier, W. B. 1
Williams and P. D. Gold.
The weather was good, the place
where the association was held was
easy to reach, the entertainment
was all that could be desired and
the attendance was very large. Next
session will be held at Pine Level.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT WINS.
Vanquishes Old Guard in New York
Republican Convention and Pre
sides as Temporary Chairman. Vice
President Sherman Gets a Set 1
Back.
, Saratoga, Sept. 27.?"Frazzled is
what I said, as you may recall. You
may quote me again on that," said
Colonel Roosevelt to a newspaper
man after the slaughter of the "old
guard'' in the New York Republican
State Convention to-day was all over
and the Colonel had won everything
In sight.
At Troy, yesterday, the former
President had said that he would
beat his opponents to a frazzle. To
day he made good his promise. There
were 1011 votes cast in the conven
tion, of whlchC uionel Roosevelt re
ceived 568, and Ylce President Sher
man received 443, thus electing the |
leader of new nationalism temporary |
chairman of the convention by a
majority of 125.
The Colonel's victory over the |
"old guard" in this the first of a \
series of conflicts against the old 1
leaders and old ideals of the Repub
lican party In New York State that
are to come, was decisive, and the
former President was In his element. |
He lias yet other conflicts to , win 1
before the work of the convention
is completed, for the "old guard,"
though beaten to the condition pre
dicted by the conqu< ring Claimant, i
are bitter and defiant, and will fight
every inch of the remaining way to
the political oblivion the progres
sives would prepare for them. Chief
among these fights to come is that
over the platform. The possibility
that Colonel Roosevelt might com-1
promise as to direct nominations and
agree to something short of the
"whole-hog" measure demanded by 1
the most advanced of Its promoters :
seems to have been dissipated by his \
utterances on that point in his key- |
note speech, and the probability is !
that the whole campaign will be i
one of "no quarter."
Taft Gets Coveted O. K.
If the Administration has been I
longing for something from the Col- !
onel more substantial than the grudg- |
ing near-indorsements heretofore giv- !
en It by the man who made possible j
its chief, it received it to-day, for in j
his keynote speech Mr. Roosevelt '
spoke feelingly of what President
Taft has accomplished. He said j
that "the laws passed reflect high j
credit upon all who succeeded in 1
putting them In their present shape J
upon the statute book; they repre- '
sent an earnest of the achievement j
which is yet to come; and the bene
ficience and far-reaching importance j
of this work done for the whole
people measure the credit which is
rightly due to the Congress and to j
our able, upright and distinguished
President, William Howard Taft."
Colonel Roosevlet bitterly assailed
the "bosses," declaring that "the j
difference between a boss and a j
leader Is that the leader leads and
the boss drives. The difference is j
that the leader holds his place by
firing the conscience and appealing
to the reason of his followers, and
that the boss holds his place by i
crooked and underhand manipula- i
tion."
His declaration for a complete and
unrestricted direct primary plank
was warmly applauded by delegates
and spectators alike. The greatest
applause accorded the Colonel at
any point in his speech was when in
thanking the delegates he said;
"You shall not have cause now \
or hereafter to regret what you
have done."
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 28.?The Re
publican State convention this even
ing nominated Henry L. Stimson, of
New York, as Its candidate for Gov
ernor. The nomination of Mr. Stim
son was one more victory for Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, who personally
led the fight for the nomination of
hU candidate, completing the un
broken series of triumphs from the
moment the convention was called
to order yesterday afternoon until
its final adjournment.
Examination.
I hereby give notice of regular ex
amination for white teachers to be
conducted at Smithfleld October 12th
and 13th. For colored teachers Oc
tober 14th and l&th.
L. T. ROY ALL,
Supt. of Schools.
GOT MONEY FOR HIS VOTE.
Illinois State Senator Testifies in
Lorimer Bribery Case.
Chicago, Sept. 28.?State Senator
D. W. Holstlaw of Iuka, Ills., one of
the fifty-three Democrats who help
ed elect William Lorimer United
States Senator took the witness stand
to-day before the Lorimer investiga
ting committee and testified that af
ter he had voted for Lormier he
received $2,500 and that he "sup
posed the money was paid because of
his vote."
Senator Halstlaw, who until recent
ly was a banker In his home town
and had some prominence In the
Liaptlst denomination, was the sec
ond witness to be heard by the
committee and the second legislator
to tell the committee that money was
paid because of a vote for the jun
ior Senatro from Illinois.
Money In It For Him.
"The night before the election of
Senator Lorimer" said Holstlaw 'I
met State Senator John Broderick
outside the St. Nicholas hotel in
Springfield and he said to me, 'they
are going to elect Lorimer tomor
row.' He replied, 'well there is
$2,500 'n it for you.' That was all
there was said. I intended to vote
for Lorimer anyway and had made up
my mind three or four days before
that and I did not know there was
a thing in it for me."
"Were you offered anything" was
asked, and the witness replied:
"He did not offer me anything;
he simply said there was $2,500 in it
for me."
"Did you get the $2,500?"
vaoi xne money.
"Yes; I went to Chicago about
June 16, 1909, to Senator Broderick's
office, and he gave me $2,500, which
he counted out of an envelope. He
only said 'here is that money/ I
said nothing to him beyond greet
ing him when I met him.
On further examination Senator
Holstlaw said that he supposed thV
money was paid for his vote for
Lorimer.
Senator James B. Frazier, Demo
crat, of Tennessee, who joined his
colleagues on the committee to-day,
questioned the witness.
Holstlaw said Senator Broderick
was the first man to speak to him
regarding voting for Senator Lori
mer; that he met Broderick by ac
cident the night before the election
of Senator Lorimer and had the
conversation relative to the $2500.
"I had made up my mind to vote
for Senator Lorimer before that and
had told others that I would vote for
Lorimer." ?>?*?. \
"Did you ask what the $2500. was
for, or who was paying it?" que
ried Senator Frazier. -?*
"No sir; I asked nothing.'*
Another payment of $700 supposed
to be a part of the so-called "Jack
pot" was told of by the witness.
Asked by Senator Johnston what
induced him to vote for Senator
Lorimer the witness said:
"We had tried so long to elect a
Democrat and could not, I thought
electing Lorimer would make the
breech wider in the Republican
ranks I naturally liked Lorimer and
just made up my mind to vote for
him." The hearing will be resumed
tomorrow.?Charlotte Observer.
Earthquake in Arizona.
Flagstaff, Ariz., Sept. 27.?a terri
tory of fifty-miles square and extend
ing from here to the Grand cannon
of the Colorado river tonight stands
practically depopulated because of
earthquake and rumblings, which be
ginning Saturday, are steadily in
creasing In magnitude and violence.
Indians, of whom there were many
in the region, fled when the quakes
began, terrified by siniater imports
which they imagined to be contained
in the (racking of the ground.
The whites remained until their
houses fell about them.
J. B. Claves, the first of the refu
gees to reach Flagstaff, reported that
his house had been cracked open.
Others who arrived later reported
that voU'anic stones weighing many
tons had been torn from their beds
and sent crashing down the moun
tain sides and that the whole district
wi.s in a state of unrest. They re
fused flatly to go back.
The whole district Is of volcanic
origin. Present phenominea are at
tr.buted to a slipping of the earth's
crust.