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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-30
ALL RECORDS BROKEN;
SPILL COSTS ONE LIFE
HschanIcIan Crushed Beneath Ma
chine During Long ISLAND
Automobile Derby.
TERRIFIC SPEED ON OPEN ROAD
Louis Chevrolet Drives 1875 Miles
at Rate Of More Than Seventy
Miles an Hour Over untried Stretch
of Rosa-rriver Herbert LytIe DAN
serovsiy Hurt.
tsy Associated Press,


RlVERHEAD, L. l.. Sept. 29.-The
smashing Of every existing American
record for automobile racing on the
open road and spill which cost the
life of Mechanician James Bates and
serious injuries to another, Herbert
Lytle, g well known racing driver,
marked the running today of the Long
Island Automobile derby. The event
was stock car sweepstakes and was
run over % miles of hitherto untried
road at the eastern extremity of Long
Island, between Riverhead and Matti-
tuck.
The casualties were caused by the
skidding Of the Apperson car, driven
by Lyle, as it nesred an easy bend
in the read two miles west of Matti-
tuck. Lyle and Mochanician Bates
had completed less than two-thirds
of the first lap when the sixty horse
power engine. tearing down slight
deciiyity at rate of So miles az hour.
suddenly lurched TO enc side into deep
sand and overturned
Crusised as Msohine. Turns Turtle.
Lyle shot clear OF the car and land
ed twenty feet away on his back.
Bates, however, chung to the machine
and was crushed unier it as it turned
turtle. Bates died an hour later, but
Lyle was able to recognize his wife
and baby, who were hurried to his
bedside at the hospital Immediately
after the accident, and tonight there
is hope of his recovery.
The racing throughout was the
fastest ever witnessed in open road
contests in this country. In the class
for cars selling at $3.50 to $4,000,
five laps, 1875 miles, Louis Cchvro-
81 minutes. sc $40 secc/ds. bre/ing
ell records for the class. His speed
averaged slightly in excess of 20 miles
an hour.
Finishing second to Chevrolet in
this class, Robert Burman. also driv-
ing a Buick. covered the distance in
one hour. as minutes, 21-2 seconds,
at a rate of GA miles an hour.
In the class for cars selling from
$1,000 tc $4,000, the only entry, the
Sharp-Arrow, driven by w. II. Sharp.
averaged 63 miles an hour, covering
1865 miles in two hours, minutes,
seconds.
Fast Time by Other Cars
Almost as fast time was made by
the winner in tho class for cars sail
ing for $4,000 and over, Ralph De
Palma, driving Fiat who finished the
227 miles in three hours. minutes,
35 seconds, which is an average of
62.35 miles an hour.
The winner in the class for cars
selling from $4,000 to $4,000, Frank
LescauIt. driving a Palmer Singer, al
so averaged better than a mile a
minute. finishing the 1S2 miles in two
hours. 50 minutes, 4 seconds, or at
a rate Of 81 miles an hour.
Even in the small car class for cars
selling from $3.50 tc $3.50. an aver
are Of 80 miles an hour was maintain
cd. Arthur See. in Maxwell. cover
ing the 81 miles in one hour, Al min
utes. % seconds.
About ten thousand spectators view
ed the races.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-30
Harry Whitney Tells Why He Left
Or. Cooks Documents Behind.
DIDN'T KNOW OF THEIR IMPORTANCE
Boat Was Not Working Satisfactorily
and He Did Not Return to Etah-
Engages Jeanne to Go Back After
Papers.
(By Associated Press1 d.

NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received by the
Associated Press from Harry whiteny
the New Haven hunter, who arrived
at st. Johns. y. F., yesterday by the
schooner Jeanne, on his way home:
"StephsnviiIe Crossing. Newfound-
land, Sept. 20.
$50 many questions are being ask
cd of me by different papers that 1
desire to make the following state
ment through the Associated Press:
My reasons for not going back to
Etah after Dr. Cooks things were that
the Jeanne, one OF smallest beats that
ever went to the north Arctic. was
net working satisfactorily and we
worc depending partly on sails. which
later we had to do entirely. There
was no reason wing the Jeanic ccuid
net have gone back. but not knowing
that Dr. Cocks things left with me
were Of such Importance as they have
since turned cut TO be, did Yet re-
turn.
Would Have Disappointed Eskimo.
In addition had promised the e
kimcs. who wcrc with me after musk
oxen in Ellcsmere Land. certain things
which expected on the ship coming
fcr me but they were net on board the
Jcanlc and did not waEf 70 return
and disaDpoint them. Another reason
was that wanted 70 prolong my
hunting trip
4 do rot believe that either Dr.
Cook CT Commander Peary. n placed
in my position. would have done any
TT. Cook told ne he had
been to the north pole and 7 was
pledged not 70 reveal this fact TO
Commander Pcary. bit I could say
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-30
FIRED TO BRIGHTEN AssAIlAHT
Says He First shot in Ground
from knes'ing Position into Which
He Had Been Forced by Thomp-
sons slows-Fasai Shot Fired While
He Was Arising. y
He Was Arising.
tpy Associated prcss,.

wARRENTON. VA. Sept. 2s.--Pro-
fessor }. ID. Harris. principal of the
warrenton High School. took the w.t.
ness stand In his own defense late
today and told the jury before which
he is on trial for his life. why bs'shof
and fatally wounded w. A. Thompson.
editor of the warrenton virginian. on
the streets OF this place on April "a
last.
Curing the two hours he vas under
examination. Harris remained calm
and the prosecution was unable to
confuse him. He said that he tried
to avoid tho encounter with Thonip-
son which resulted in the tragedy.
When, however. they met ana
Thompson attacked him. he drew his
revolver In sclf-defensc. hut deIiber-
ately fired into the ground from
knecling position into which he had
been forced by Thompson's blows.
Fired to Brighten Thompson.
Ho said no Aired merely to brighten
.Thempsen. in,e eeasipe the assault MP
ON him: II WAS while ne was rising
from his knces he saiJ. that be fired
the shot which inadvertently took efs
feet in Thcmpsons abdomen and re-
suited in his. death twenty-four hours
later.
He said that he had no intention
Of killing Thompson.
Harris recited the events leading
I'D to the shooting He said Thomp-
SOP had heaped insult after insult
upon him for months preceding be-
cause of a dispute they had had over
a bill.
When Harris was excused court
adjourned fer the day.
The other witness al the afternoon
session was w. p Fickiin, who tes-
titled as to Thcmpson's condition on
the way 10 the hospital in washing
ton.
II is believed the case will reach
the Jury late tomorrow.
The state placed NJ. ". Strother on
tho witness stand when court opened
today. Strcther, an eye witness to
the shooting. described the affair
Thompson Followed Harris.
He was walking on the street with
Professor Harris. he said. when they
were oyertaken by Thompson. who
uttered an cath. apparently at Har-
ris. whercupon the latter stepped into
the street and called to Irwin Max
heimer. who was nearbv. In take
Thompson away. as he did not want
to have any trouble with the editor
Thomson stepped forward quickly be-
fore Maxheimer could interfere and
struck Harris IN the face. Maxheimer
then inteTposed and Strother saw two
shots fred toward the ground. Hsr-
ris msyed around. apparently with an
effort and brought his revolver against
Thompson's body. Strothcr testified
to seeing a fash and hearing a muf-
fed report. He left the scene and did
not hear the fourth shot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-30

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Continued On rourss rsssl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-30
THE WEATHER.

Fair Thursday with warmer
In southeast portion; Friday
sair, moderate variable winds.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-19
CONFERENCE REPORT
ON ORGANIC ACT
Continued from Page 81

In Its present form the BAL contains
ten sections. All of these except sec
ton ), which relates to the land laws
We're approved by both branches OF the
last Legislature and the changes Ia
these are almost wholly of form. The
objects of these sections are as fol.
lows:
Gives No. Surveys.
Section l amends section ) of the
Organic Act, which extends TO Ha.
wall the Constitution, and the laws of
the United States with certain excep.
tons. This is amended In two re.
srects % The provision as to what
laws shall apply to Hawaii Is enlarged
so as to include laws carrying general
appropriations, such as those for by.
geographic, topographic and soil sur
veys, some Of which have been held
by the controller of the treasury moi
TO apply to Hawaii. p The provision
that certain laws shall not apps Il
Hawaii is likewise enlarged so as to
remove the doubt which now exists as
to whether certain laws relating tC
subjects covered by the Organic Act
apply 10 Hawaii.
Section 2 amends section 26 by in
crcasing the pay OF the Legislators
from $500 to $500 for q regular session
and providing that they shall receiv,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-19

land in the Territory which with the
land in question exceeds eighty acres.
This does not prevent him from buying
other land from private parties. but II
keeps him, as far as 1t goes. from get
ting other land from the Territory to
the exclusion of others who are not al.
ready provided for; (3) 1t prevents
aliens from obtaining homesteads from
the public land, by providing that an
applicant must either be citizen or
have declared his intention to become
such, and in the latter case that he
must have completed his naturaliza.
ton before he gets his patent.
The second paragraph relates to re-
structions upon transfers after per.
son has obtained his homestead. This
is TO insuret some extent the land
being kept as a homestead and pre-
vent 1t from being transferred to an
alien or corporation or any large hold
or. 1t prevents homesteader from
transferring his homestead: "a to any
alien or corporation ut any time.
whether before or after he has OBJ
tanned his patent; (2) or to any per-
son whatever before he has obtained
mis- patent; CD or even after he has
obtained his patent. to any person
who already owns and which with the
land In question exceeds eighty acres.
An exception, however, is made in the
case of acquisitions by inheritance or
transfers between tenants In common
in order to prevent hardship Or injus-
time. Also, in order to permit grants
OF right of way and grants for various
other purposes that may be necessary
and that would not be inconsistent
with homesteading, 1t is provided that
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-19
|. B. KERR & CO., LTD, Alakea St:

The fifth paragraph permits pref.
to obtain homestead when he, or he
and his predecessors In interest, have
lived ten years on piece of land and
improved It.. This Is intended mainly
for the benefit of the Portuguese living
on the slopes of Punchbowl but>it COW
ers other cases throughout sands.
The sixth paragraph permit htents
to be issued to churches for Id b hith-
erto long used by them as chuyfh sites.
This applies particularly To- lands
which have been used as such sites
under the Act Of 1850 and otRsr acts
during the last sixty or more years.
The seventh paragraph provides q
check upon sales for other thah home
stead purposes and exchangeSo OF land
either exceeding forty acres tlnI area
or Ave thousand dollars In v2qe, and
leases Of agricultural land EXCEEDING
forty acres in area, by providldg that
these things can not be done Without
the approval Of two thirds OF the board
provided for in this section.
The eighth paragraph puts all pub
lie lands under one department, name
ly, that of public lands. instead of d.
viding them up among several depart
ments as now; this Is for simplicity
and convenience. 1t also settles the
question as to the status OF lands OBJ
tanned by the Territory In exchange
for other lands. Further, 1t settles
the question as to who should make
the order when lands in certain cases
are set aside for public purposes. And.
lastly, II provides for general powers
and rules and regulations for the ell
cient administration OF the land laws.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-19

no pay for an extra session, that u.s. a
session held Immediately after reg.
ular session in consequence Of failure
10 pass the necessary appropriations.
The provision against pay for extra
sessions merely conforms to provisions
which Congress has already made in
It's appropriations for expenses for the
last two sessions of the Legislature.
This does not affect the salaries for
special sessions, which remain at 5000.
Section amends section SO merely
by emitting the word 'biennially" so
az to remove all doubt as to the valid.
ity of appropriations that are not BIZ
cnnial; and also incidentally by omit.
ting proviso which has served its
purpose and is no longer necessary.
Section amends section SO relating
to bonded indebtedness; % by giving
more latitude as to the times within
which bonds may be made redeemable
and payable, so as to make it possible
to sell bonds at higher prices and with
lower rates of interest: and 90 by
authorizing the Legislature, II 1t so
desires, to allow counties to issue
bonds without necessarily giving them
the power of taxation.
Section 6 repeats section 10 so as to
permit the Legislature To discontinue
the Office of High Sheriff, II it so de,
sires.
Section amends section 81: % by
dis qualifying a person to sit as a
judge in case in which he has been
OF counsel; tg by authorizing the Leg
islature to add other causes of dis
qualification; go by emitting the pro
vision disquallfyins a judge to sit or
n new trial in a case previously tried
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-19

transfers may be made with the con.
sent Of the land COMMISSIONER and
governor.
The third paragraph provides for
forfeiture upon failure to comply with
the homestead agreement or the law
applicable thereto, much as in the
present statutes, except that the pro.
vision is made uniform for all cases.
Its main feature, however, is a provi.
sion that the times limited for COM
pliance with the homestead conditions
may be extended for good reasons, so
that the homesteader may not lose his
land for causes beyond his control.
The fourth paragraph provides for
the disposition of homesteads by lot or
drawing, instead of requiring them to
be disposed of by auction sale or in
the order of application, which often
results In injustice or hardship or in
the homesteader having to pay a high
price. The method OF drawing gives
every one an equa chance and permits
the homesteader to obtain his and al
fixed price. This paragraph pro
vides also that notice of any sale OF
drawing of public land shall be pub
lished for not less than sixty days, in
stead Of thirty days as now provided
Also, after tract has been well ad
vertised and every one has been given
chance, II there are any lots not
taken, or taken and afterwards forfeit
ed or surrendered, they may be dis
posed of on application without fur
Their advertisement, thus saving the
! cost of advertising where there are
only one or two desiring land, and per
hitting person to obtain lot with
out waiting for advertisement.
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in the House resolution has been omit
ted. The remainder has been rear
ranged, simpliHed, made more definite,
and altered in several other respects.
The first four paragraphs relate par
ticularly to hOmesteads. The fifth and
sixth paragraphs confer authority to
give preference rights to obtain land
under special circumstances. The
seventh paragraph contains restric-
tions on exchanges. leases and sales
for other than homestead purposes.
The eighth or last paragraph relates
to matters of general administration.
A more detailed description is as fol-
lows:
The first paragraph relates to re-
strictions as to who may acquire
ing" by prohibiting person hereafter
from acquiring more than one home.
stead hereafter sold by the govern.
ment; this relates only to the future
and does not affect the past. The
| amount of public land Is SO small and
the number who desire land is SO arge
that 1t seems only Just that hereafter
each person should have only one
homestead out of the public and This
does not prevent him from purchasing
other land from private persons; (2)
largely for the same reason, II seems
that person who already has enough
land for a homestead, from whatever
source he may have obtained It, should
not be allowed to acquire more from
the public land; and so It is provided
that person cannot hereafter acquire
a homestead from the government
who, or whose husband or wife. OF
both of them. shall then own other
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by him; and (4) by providing that a
judge shall not sit on an appeal from
a decision rendered by him. instead of
providing that he shall not sit on an
appeal in any case in which he may
have given decision upon any point.
Section s amends section 81 %
by authorizing the President to restore
to the Territory property previously
taken by him for Federal purposes !;
t2) by authorizing him to transfer to
the Territory the title to property
used or required by the. Territory for
public purposes: and (3) by permit.
ting the Governor, when authorized
by the Legislature, to transfer to coun
ties the title to property required by
them.
Section amends section 02 by In
creasing salaries as follows: The
governor, from $4,000 to $4,000: the
secretary, from $4,000 to $4,000; the
chief justice, from $500 to $4,000; as
sociate justices, from $4,000 to $4,000;
circuit judges, from $4,000 to $4,000;
the United States district attorney
from $4,000 to $4,000; the United States
marshal, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Section 10 amends section 100 by
ratifying, so far as the question Of
jurisdiction Is concerned. the natural
izations made by circuit judges before
the naturalization act of 1906 took eff
! feet.
The Land Laws.
The remaining section is section 8
which amends section 70 relating Il
the land laws. This Is the section o
greatest Importance and the one which
has received most attention. Abou
one.fourth of the section as II appeari
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
PARENTAL SCHOOL
DOING FINE

Il am more than delighted with
the parental school and its man
agement," said Probation Officer
John Clifford this morning, In
speaking Of the Institution on La.
tab creek. six miles from this city,
that has been IL operation since
September.
The probation officer has moth.
ing but words of highest praise for
the work of Mr.. and Mrs. Baker,
who are in charge of the fourteen
boys in the school, and declares
that the name parental" typifies
the spirit in which the work is be-
ing conducted.
The parental school is the prop.
erty of school district No. 81.
There are 40 acres in the tract sur.
rounding the three-story brick
school home, and d model farm is
gradually being built up under the
supervising eye Of Mr.. Baker.
The school is conducted on the
honor system, and results have
proven that this works as success.
fully there as in tn eordinary
school,.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02

About fwso score Of the sold-tlNhe
friends and law,s~r associates of
Attorney #. c. Robe tson gave
himself and bride . surpl..sa last
night. Mr.. Robertson was marriCd
in New York q few weeks ago and
only recently returned to Spokane.
On behalf Of the party Judge j.
Stanley Webster presented Mr..
and Mrs. Robertson with q 40-piece
cut glass punch bowl and water
service.
81 Councilman Peter Nelson will
try to get the assessment roll for
the unpaved portion Of Division
street, lyong between the river
and Boone avenue, through the
city council at once, so as to get
that section Of the street paved
this fall. That portion Of the
street Is now knee deep In mud.
Ranchsrs near Latah whose
places have been ravaged by beav-
ers recently have found that under
the recently enacted state law
they are barred from killing the
beavers for five years.
Under an opinion rendered by
+ the corporation counsel's first as
sistant, John e. Blair, the city has
no legal right to permit the Trac-
ton company to place booth at
the corner Of Main avenue and
Washington street. The company
had agreed to pay $50 per month
for this privilege. s7ta
The class In craftsmanship open.
ed with 40 present last night at
the Y. M C. A. Paul H. Cowgirl
Is the instructor.
The officers OF the Spokane
Country club for the ensuing year
are: Fred Mason, president; D.
w. Twohy, first vice president; w.
H. Cowles, second vice president;
Charles L. Pugh, secretary, and F.
T. Mccullough, treasurer.
The members Of the United
Commercial Travellers association
will hold a meeting Thursday
night to discuss the initial steps
in the movement looking to the
OiCStiou VI Gluuuouoc III tuld
city. A manufacturers pure food
show and a carnival are planned
to. be given in aid of this project
next spring.
The body Of Dorothy Partridge,
aged 40, E351 Rusk avenue, will
be sent to Seattle for cremation
this afternoon, following private
funeral services held here.
A Joint meeting Of the Baraca.
Philathea unions Of the city last
night was addressed by Luther M
Tesh. national field secretary oil
the organization, at the Central
Christian church.
A rousing session devoted to the
consideration of equal suffrage was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02
HOW OLD IS AlgMq

. OREGON CITY, Ore, Nov. I
= What relation II q. A. 4
= Wright tot hts brothers two I
. children? That IL the ques- 4
elton that 10 being asked to- 4
. day by Wright's friends. 4
= Six months ago Robert
= Wright secured q divorce 4
. from Mabel Whitney Wright. 4
. They had two children. Today 4
= e. A. Wright led Mabel Whit 4
. ney Wright to the altar. 4
. thereby becoming stepfather
. to the children who were al
. ready his niece and nephew.
. To furthe complicate the
= relationship, e. A. Wright 4
. was divorced some time ago
. from Olive Whitney, a sister 4
. to the woman he married to-
= day. 4
= n = - a a \ = n a a n a u a 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02

to heroine to place in safe. Fair
heroine burns paper, after griev-
ing over proof of husbands guilt.
CHAPTER FOUR.
Heroine realizes she has de-
stroyed proof of innocence Of her
giant, whom she has come to love,
and who loves her thinking she is
unmarried. She tells !. him her
whole story. He thinks only of
her unhappiness. She says she will
testify to destroying the letter. A
knock at door. In comes heroine's
husband. Says he has been par
doned. Denies guilt, but she Won't
stand for it. Finds out about other
woman. Tableau and niue action.
Police surround house. Hubby had
escaped from prison. She let's him
out of house. Shot heard. Man
enters room, saying prisoner Is
killed. Hero and heroine free to
marry. Curtain.
That, In very brief form, is the
story of The Fighting Hope" as
played by Blanche Bates and com
pany at the Auditorium last night,
and to be repeated tonoght and
tomorrow. Miss Bates is superb
In the play, and entire satisfying.
Her company is strong. It's a play
well worth seeing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-02

strenuosity. Enter the heroine. in
guise of q new secretary. Fine, in
tellectual-looking young woman,
dresses fine and looks fine. Cts
Blanche Bates.) Her husband has
been sent to prison by the giant"
She believes him innocent, and
the giant" guilty. She determines
to serve him to gain his secrets,
free hubby, and convict giant"
CHAPTER TWO.
She becomes an energetic, intel
ligent secretary. The captain of
finance becomes interested in her.
His enemies attack him and have
him indicted for the crime for
which the pretty secretary's hubby
Is in prison. She hopes said cap
tain will be convicted, but she has
to force herself to hate him.