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BATTLE OF BALLOTS RAGES IN SOUTH CAROLINA TODAV Bitterest Campaign In The History Of Tbe State Comes to A Close ;. INTEREST INTENSE AND RECORD VOTE EXPECTED Close Contest Between Blease and Jones Overshadows Races for Oth er Offices Both Candidates Pro fess Confidence of .v Nomination . ' polls Open for Eight Hours, From g a. m. to 4 p. m., and if Favorable Weather Continues, Largest Vote in Years Will Be Polled Tension High Throughout the State. COLUMBIA, S. C Aug. 27. South Carolina Democrats - are today cast ing ballots for the nomination of all State and county offices. Chief inter--est is centered in- the gubernatorial contest between Gov Cole L. Blease, Judge Ira B. Jones and J. T. Duncan. In this contest, which is said to be the bitterest campaign in the history of the State, has been fought. In the offices of Lieutenant Governor, Sec retary of State, Comptroller General, State Treasturer, Superintendent of Education, Adjutant - General and Commissioner of Agriculture, the in cumbents have no opposition in the primary. With interest at fever heat through out the State and under favorable weather conditions, "a record vote is being polled. t; Unless r rain redevelops later in the day it is freely predicted that the farmer vote will be the larg est in years. The weather ; forecast -isrLocatf showers tonight or 'Wednesday; light variable winds. .- -H BETTING 2 TO 1 ON JONES AT COLUMBIA Special to The Chronicle.. COLUMBIA, S. C, . Aug. 27. A heavy vote is being polled over South Carolina today. Long before the polls opened this morning at 8 o'clock, men were standing in line, and they began to cast their ballots the minute 8 o'clock arrived. Business is practi cally at a standstill and everybody has turned his attention to the titanic struggle being waged for the govern orship of South Carolina. The weather forecast for today was for local showers, but up to noon there was little indication of rain. However the sky was covered by a light cloud. Showers may fall in the late afternoon, but they will not in terfere with the voting. A full vote is being polled and indications from the heavy voting of the early, morn ing is that over three-fourths of the vote were cast by noon. 2 to 1 on Jones. . Bets were placed' here this morn ing at 2 to 1 that Judge Jones would beat Blease for Governor. Both sides exPress confidence of victory, ' but the Jones forces are the most hopeful. Each side is using every means to get ut a full vote, and a large transfer company here has placed its automo biles at the service of the Jones .vot ers and is hauling them to the; polls in large numbers. - ? The Blease forces ; are : centering eir fight on Senator B. R. Tillman because of the endorsement of Judge Jones for Governor and are voting for nis opponent former Congressman W. J-Talbert. Senator Tillman, however, Polling solidly the Jones -vote and addition to that many persons who have been his bitterest , political ene mies ever since he came into promi nence point to Tillman's re-election. Guard Against Fraud. Ample precaution to prevent any disorder and to guard against any attempt at fraud have been taken, and the State chairman, John Gary Evans, "as offered a reward of $100 for evi dence to convict against ny person violating the rules. Large placards dlsplaying this offer were placed at all the voting-precincts. - Interest centers chiefly. In the votes Charleston, Richland and the big PWmont counties.. In every place JJe Jones forces claim big majorities; Mayor Grace of Charleston " has said hat Jones will get 2 to 1 in Charles ton over Blease. , ' Flnal Jones rallies' were held in ?any places in the State last night, otably in. Orangeburg, : where pa an6 speech-making took place, c in Columbia, where a crowded urt house listened to arraignments Governor Blease by laboring men. 0. , e PllE close this afternoon at 4 ni hf k " wiU be wel1 on to mid" before enough votes are in to larr aQ indicatio ot the result. : The 51 dumber of contests in the differ- ent counties "will make the work of counting the ballots slow. At 2 o'clock the weather has clear ed perceptibly and heavy . balloting continues. The Jones forces are confident- that their man will be ' elected Governor by a good majority and that Tillman will be re-elected to the Sen ate. . No disorders have been reported so far from any section of the State. 40 TO 1 FOR JONES v IN SPARTANBURG Special to The - Chronicle. SPARTANBURG, . S. C-, Aug. 27. The city of Spartanburg is going strong for Judge Jones and in several of the precincts his majority will be about 40 to 1. In the factory districts, however, the .vote will be much closer. On the vote of the farmers of this section of the State depends a great deal, and during the past few days hundreds have turned over to Judge Jones frbm Blease. ' Business is practically at a stand still here while the balloting is n pro gress. ' It is predicted that Jones will carry Spartanburg county by a ma jority greater than that accorded Featherstone two years ago, when Blease was beaten by about 500 votes. Interest is intense. The Young Men's Jones Club, has the best organization and : have tele phonic connection with each precinct and headquarters. ' Thus, if one at tempted to vote twice, he would be promptly stopped. Some" men were on several club rolls. , j?IUI.IARY TIES UP CHESTER BUSINESS ' CHESTER, S. C, "Aug 27. Busi nesses practically tied up by today's balloting for State. 'and county , offi cers. Many of the leading business men are out working for their candi date friends. The Governor's;raU5fi ta4,thDittad.- s w--.r-.-. - ----- public to the utmost. At. noon, about 60 v votes had been tsast ' t or the "guberna torial . candidates.. Jones, and Blease supporters - are , working t. strenuously for their candidates, A strong Blease champion stated a little while, ago that most of" th e votes' casff were for the present Governor, while strong Jones ' men .contend otherwise. ; No fights have" occurred so far and the large number of extra . policemen have kept the drinking down to a minimum. There are approximately 1,300 ..names on the Democratic , club roll in this precinct. It Is not known exactly how many votes will be cast, some predict about 1,000. Hundreds of " circulars ' containing Ben TlllmaVs letter, that was issued last Saturday endorsing Judge. Jones, are being given wide currency. Judge Jones' admirers are , leaving absolute ly nothing undone in any effort to win. , Two years ago the vote Btood Blease 844, Featherstone 947 " in Chester county, while Blease had a majority at this precinct of 44. It is now be lieved Blease will again carry-the city box and likewise, many concede the county to him by 200 majority. Be tween eight and nine hundred vote have been cast here up to 2 o'clock, FLINGS GAUNTLET AT MAYOR GRACE CHARLESTON, S. C, Aug. 27. At noon more than 3,500 ballots had been cast in the Democratic primary elec tion. Some feeling was provoked over the challenging of persons sus pected, of being ineligible. Jones and Blease 'workers profess confidence in the outcome. ' . The Blease-Jones contest in the tidewater region is undoubtedly close. Distinctly local issues have enhanced Charlestonian's interest in the ", pri mary. ' " Sheriff Martin today flung the gauntlet at Mayor Grace, goffering to resign if charges be proven true, pro vided the sheriff bind himself should the sheriff be exonerated. IMPOSSIBLE TO FORECAST RESULTS CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 27.- Clear skies and extraordinary interest conspire to make the poll at today's Democratic primary , election very heavy. Owing, to . the probable,. close ness of several contests and-' to the probdbly large number,, of challenges at the precincts, the count will be very slow.;; The chief issues have been ob scured by distinctly .local" controver sies. ' . . " " . It ; is impossible to forecast the re sult of the Blease-Jones contest in tidewater South Carolina, as the situ ation is chaotic. WILL BE CLOSE IN ROCK HILL - . , 1 . - - - ROCK, HILL, S. C, Aug.. 2 7. At noon today 500 f votes had" been cast Continued on pace i MM PROTESTS AGAINST LAW - - - -r A Howl Going Dp As People Real ize What New Postofiice Son day Law Means HOW THE PROVISION r GOT IN THE BILL Protests Are Not Unmixed With Bit ing Criticism for v the Action Sunday Papers and ' Their Readers - and Business Houses - and Their vi: Traveling v Representatives Largely ; Affected The Cities and Towns of . v North Carolina Embraced by - the Law Xo Economy Effected. As a realization of the full mean ing of the new Sunday postoffice; law has come over the people of Char lotte some v'gorous protests are being heard, not unfixed with biting criti cism for these' who are responsible for the measure wi-ich: puts" an end, until the law can be repealed at the next session of Congress, to all Sun day - delivery of mail, letters and newspapers, except that ' bearing spe cial delivery stamps ' The Chronicle has received expres sions of protest " not only from Its readers in the towns where the Sat urday paper is not delivered until Sunday morning, but also" from indi-' viduals who ' have been accustomed to- run through thtir Sunday mail for important personal' or business let ters, and from - manufacturing and business concerns whose representa tives have been accustomed to receive their' instructions and expense money for the next ' week at their Sunday stopping places.' " The- new law means the loss of half a day and. frequently a; day " to all of these - traveling men and their, - aggregate throughout' the United States . would reach , many Sunday Papers, and Their Readers. The Sunday newspapers and their millions of readers will be among the principal sufferers. - In the towns and cities, above third class - postof fices, the papers will have to make private - arrangements for the ' - dis tribution of their . papers where they have a sufficient list to warrant it, and the expense of this will be con siderable to every paper..- The reader will of course suffer considerable in convenience also, and if he is a sub scriber to a paper which has not a sufficient list In his town to warrant the expense of a private arrangement for distribution, there will ' be nonre course he will simply have ' to do without. In the small towns patrons ' of the postoffice will receive their mail as usual, the law applying only to ; the first and second class offices. The first and second class offices, ; those that are affected, in North, Carolina are as follows: Asheville, Burlington Chapel ' Hill, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Eliza beth City, Fayetteville, Gastonla, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Henderson, Hendersonville, Hickory, High Point, Lenoir, Kinston, Lexlng ton, Laurinburg, Lumberton, Monroe, Morganton, .- Mount Alryi . Newbe'rn, Oxford, Raleigh, Reidsvllle, Rocking ham, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, San ford, Shelby, Statesville, Tarboro, Thomasville, ; Washington, Waynes yllle, Wilmington, Wilson, Winston Salem. ' . No Economy Effected-- - i Information from the local post office is to the effect that no economy will be effected, certainly not in the Charlotte office, by the hew law. The clerks work 48 hours a week and are not required under any circumstances to work more than that. The dis tribution of Sunday mall is . usually made by four or five of the 21 clerks, whoy take turn about and from whose aggregate working hours during the coming week the Sunday" time is- de ducted to bring 'their total working hours within the 48 hours. An ag gregate of about 24 hours' work is required , Sunday for the distribution of the mail, the four or sflve clerks finishing, it In from five to six hours. There has been no kick on the part of the clerks, .who are well' paid, get 1 5 days vacation a year and do not feel that they -have been, imposed upon"' when they have been r called iiponv about, once- a month to ' wotk a few .hours: on.-Sunday and. have that time -deducted from their total for the week. ' ' 'The 'Iiaw and Instructions. ' . - The - letter of 1 instructions issued . to postmasters - in the - offices affected by the new law and -containing that law, as received at the Charlotte office, is as follows: ' "The postoffice ' appropriation act for the fiscal, year ending June ",30, 1913, provides: ' ' " v "That 'j hereafter postofflces . of ; the first and second classes shall , not be open . on ' Sundays for- the purpose ,: of deliverihg inaif . to the . general ''pub lic, but this' provision shall ; not pre- SEARCHING FOR OUTLAWS, HE IS ARRESTED FOR MURDER " ' . -. . HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Aug. 27. On the trail of JWesley Edwards and Sidna Allen, wanted in connection with the Hillsvllle. Va., court tragedy, and with a capias for their arrest in his pocket, Mike Duncan, a detective and former' resident of Nolan, is in jail here. Seven years ago Everett Thompson was shot and killed at No- lajj. , Last -night as Duncan passed along the street here, he ; was recog nized; by Floyd Thompson, an uncle of the dead man, 'and his arrest fol lowed. Duncan says he fired in self defense. , . EMPEROR CANT ATTEND SWISS ARMY- MANEUVERS. , ',- ; . . .... ..': - . . . , - : BERNE, Switzerland, Aug. 27 The German Emperor; probably will not be able to attend the Swiss army man euvers in September, owing to his ill ness, according, to an official commu nication made through ithe German legation to the Swiss Federal council. -The Emperor was taken; ". ill with cold and muscular . rheumatism . at Castle Wilhelmshoe, " near 'Cassel, on Friday last. Thousand Fish Electrocuted. MAY-FIELD, Ky., Aug. . 27. More than a thousand fish weife electrocuted yesterday when 'lightning struck a tree that stood in . a pond near here. BECKER WILL ASK CHANGE OF VENUE , Will Claim He Cannot Get Fair Trial Because Of Public Seotlnienf 'r NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-Members of the extraordinary grand, jury; that has been' summoned "to inquire nto police blackmail, will be investigated as to their real estate- holdings) by. District Attorney Whitman, who has dlsc9Yerd: that orfe of "tiie ; grand Jury panel of 50 business. men is part own er of a hotel used for disorderly- pur-f poses.- The State's attorney Insists that the' extraordinary : grand. Jury, shall not. have even' a remote connec tion with the police graft systemfand if necessary, he will challenge the prospective grand jurors in open court. ' v." The news that Police. Commission er Waldo would publish a list of own ers of gambling and disorderly houses has caused a panic among the owners, who have deluged the police commis sioner with frantic appeals not to make their names public. In many in-; stances the owners make the protest on the ground that they did not -know that their , property had been let to undesirables. - The district attorney's office has heard that counsel in the case of Po lice Lieutenant Becker, Indicted for the. murder of the gambler - Herman Rosenthal, is ; preparing to ask for a change of venue on the ground that Becker could not get a 'air trial, here, on account of the inflamed state of public opinion. '. BECKER OBTAINS ANOTHER DELAY NEW YORK, Aug. 27. John F. Mclntyre, counsel for Police Lieuten ant Charles Becker, indicted for the murder, of Herman Rosenthal, today obtained a delay in the case until September 3 by serving a writ stay ing the proceedings. The writ was served on Assistant District : Attorney Rubin and Judge Mulqeen ; of the court . of general sessions, before whom Becker was to have been ar raigned today for pleading. Supreme Court Justice' Amend issued the writ. . Becker was arraigned last Tuesday for pleading, but his counsel obtain ed an . adjournment until today. To day still professing to be not ready to go on, Mr. Mclntyde obtained the writ on the ground that . he needed more time to make any motion he might deem necessary. ,1 .-V ,"- DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHITMAN GETS ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. It was said, on good authority -that District Attor ney Whitman came into possession of additional evidence today through a letter from John D. Hallen, a disbar red lawyer, who was recently'1, sen tenced to Sing. Sing ; for alleged for gery. .He was said to have overheard a conversation : ' between 1. Lieutenant Becker and iPoliceman 'White, a for mer, member, of Becker's strong arm squad, who has1 been indicted f or .perr Jury in connection with the arrest .of "Big Jack" Zelig.- Hallen writes , that he heard Wliite say to Becker: '6ei, they've got us. chief.", VShut' your, big '.trap. In six months they'll, be giving us medals5 for what we did v Becker- isalleged to have tg sponded..vi'jf;'1 'J It was understood that the district attorn ey"' will' ave ; Hallen. Ibrb light from Sing Sing. '.or. further examina-llon.- . . , .. , ' . , FIGHT AGAINST HUM IBERS American Bar Association May Oust Hen Elected In Ignorance Of Their Race WlCKERSHAM OPPOSES UNSEATING OF BLACKS Executive Committee Declares That William H. Lewis,' Assistant to the Attorney General, and Two Other Negro Lawyers Were Seated . by Committee in Ignorance of Their Race, and Thjeref ore Rescinds Its Action and Asks Entire Association to .Vote on : Question Special Re port Against Recall of Judges. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 27. Whether i negro lawyers hereafter are to be admitted as members was one of the. subjects before the American Bar Association, which opened . -its thirty-fifth annual meeting here to day. - - . The question arose in a special ses sion of the executive committee de claring that "although it had been the settled practice of. the associa tion to elect only white men as mem bers," three negro members, Includ ing William H. Lewis, an assistant to the United States Attorney General, had been seated by the committee in ignorance of their race. The commit tee therefore rescinded " its action, and, allowing the men ' to : remain qualified 1 as nominees for member ship, asked 1 the entire association to Vote on the question. Wickersham for Negroes. Attornev General Geor&re Wicker- sham . announced he ' would make a strenuous fight 'against an attempt to unseat t . .Lewis and-the other; negro lawyers and declaerd "the committee had -no, power,:after, once seating the men, to take away .their membership" because of racfilstinetloft;-.1 r ; ' Mr. Wickersham' said he' was not here to 1 advocate the . admission' Of negro lawyers generally, : 'as that question i was not involved. "- ' . ' Many : Southern members, including Ernest T. Florence and Edgar. , JI. Farrar of New Orleans and George Whitelock and John Hinkley of Bal timore, declared their support of the committee's action was' based 'entirer ly on a desire not to set a precedent for the admission' of : negro lawyers generally, as prior to 1911, when But ler R. Wilson, Boston, and William R. Morris, Minneapolis, the uther ne gro members whose seats are con tested by the committee, were admit ted the I membership was composed of whiter lawyers only. Opposition to Recall, v ' ': Opposition' to. the recall of judges and to any legislation which will af fect the pesrent tenure of judges is expressed " in -a special report which fcas f been prepared5 for ; presentation to the association. Frank B. Kellog of St.; Paul, chairman of the commit tee which prepared the report,' said investigation, showed - "almost every reputable attorney" in the country was opposed to the recall of judges,". Seneca M. Tyler, St. Louis, brought from the; National Assembly of Com missioners on Uniform State Laws a model bill to be offered for adoption by various State Legislatures which will prohibit the ' marriage In other States of divorced . parsons who have been prohibited from marrying in any one State. !. COMPLIMENTARY LETTERS TO DELAWARE OFFICERS. 1 . jt ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.- Compli mentary letters have been - sent by the Navy Department to nine officers of the battleship Delaware, who are credited with being chiefly responsi ble for the winning of the battle effi ciency pennant by t their vessel this year. ' The officers whose names were furnished by Captain Hood of the Delaware," at President Taft's request, are: v Commanders W. W; Phelps and H. B. Price;' Lieutenant Commanders W. R. Cherardl and C. C. Bloch; Lieu tenants A. M. ; Cohen rmd ' G. M. Courts; . Ensign F. A. .Bralsted; Gun ner "R. O. Williams and Chief Ma chinist Fi J. M. Parduhn. ' - WELLS WANTS RETURN BOUT WITH PALZER, WHITE HOPE. . - !, - . r,' : NEW YORK, Aug; 2 7: Bombard ier Wells, T " English heavyweight champion, will - sail " for this country about j October. , 1..; He , is . anxious to meet" Al i Palzer in a return ' match and also i hopes for : bouts' with I most of .the other white' hopes! Wells has been taking . on . weight . and now tips the? scales at- 204- pounds. - GOVERNOR WILSON ON HIS . WEEKLY TRIP. TO CAPITOL SEA GIRT, N. J., Aug. 27. GovJ WOodrow - Wilson - left his,', summer rho'me here thli morning, for-, his usual Tuesday jtrlpt to vthe; state - Capitol., at Trenton.' " ,,- ..v r PRESIDENT, TAFT MOTORS . FROM BOSTON TO BEVERLY. . - : BOSTON, Aug. 2 7. --President Taft arrived in Boston ' shortly i after 7 o'clock this morning. ; An automobile was waiting at the station and he left at once for his summer home at Bev erly., , Arrival at Beverly. BEVERLY, Mass.; Aug. 27. Pres ident Taft arrived heer by automobile from Boston at 8:25 a. m., today. He lost no time in preparing for the first Tecreatlon of his belated vacation and( was soon off for the golf links at the Myopia Hunt Club. SANDERS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION AS SENATOR NASHVILLE, Tenn., Augv. 27. United States Senator Newell Sanders who obtained his . place " recently by appointment, announced last , night he would noibe : a candidate for re election. He said he would devote his time this fall . to the candidacies of Governor Hooper and President Taft " , , , TO 3IATCH GIBBONS WITH THE BRITISH CHAMPION. - NEW YORK, Aug. 27 Negotiations are under way heer for a match- be tween Jack Harrison, Britishmiddle wei'ght champion, and Mike . Gibbons of St. Paul. It is proposeu to hold the bout in Madison Square Garden some time next month. - .. . ' MANN ATTACKS VORK OF DEMOCRATIC HOUSE ' - . - i . Says Elajority Has Been Ineffici ent, Disorganized, Unprogres sive And Inactive WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, Ineffi cient, disorganized, unprogresslve and inactiye, was the description ap plied by Republican Leader James R. Mann to the work of the Democratic House1 of - Congress, . Jnst adjourned In.atatement- issued tfedayvrevlew ing. the work of 4be, House,. Mr, .Mann characterized some of the , Democrat ic majority's work as Vstingy and silly" and other of its acts . as "pure extravagance." ; "The boasts about economy in the House of Representatives ' went by the board," declared ,the minority leader. "The main work, in. the House of ' the Democratic party has been a constant boasting of what they were going ; to do , at . the next session. - : Forecast Proves "Correct? "I said last December that ; this session of Congress would last longer and do less than any other regular session of recent years. My forecast proved correct. This session of , Con gress has enacted laws fewer in num ber and of -less importance than any session for a long time. The laws we have passed are, in the main, of little importance and generally- local In character.- The Panama bill is one of the greatest Importance, and in the main . that was a bill . prepared by me in a prior Congress. "The claimed reformation of the rules has proven a r farce. - That the House has been inefficient ' is shown by the fact that over 2 09 Senate bills which passed the Senate, remain : un passed ' in the House." Entitled to No Credit. . "It is ' a constant boast that the Democrats at this. session passed a law . providing for publicity of cam naien contributions. Such is not the fact. They only, passed an amend ment to the law. which had previous ly been passed , by a Republican House, and the principal part is one relating to primary ; campaign Ex penses and that was considered fby the Republicans of the House against the protest of the Democratic side of the House. Somewhat similar is the bill relating to eight-hour labor. which is only, an amendment of a previous law and only made a slight change in the provisions of the orlg lnal act. ' " "Parctlcally all of the laws of any importance passed at ' this , session were either, bills prepared in a pre vlous Congress and left over for lack of time to ; consider or else they were bills 1 prepared by officials In Presl dent Taf t'S; administration." . Extravagant, and Stingy. - Mr. - Mann -referred- to the public health laws, the homestead' laws, , the bill creating a children's bureau and others as being within that classifica tion, . - - - "The "Democrats, were forced to agree to a parcels post, which only a short-time ago they insisted they would not" agree to. They are entitled to no credit for it. Outside of money expended for 'the ; Panama . canal, which cannot be considered as ordi nary expenses," the appropriations for this session of Congress exceed those for the last Republican session. Not only is this so, but. the : Democrats have appropriated money . In ' many places where it; was pure extravagance- and where the money was" not needed and have refused to make ap porpriations . where they ;are . abso lutely ; essential .for the conduct of good .srovernhlent, TODAY'S NEWS OF CHARLOTTE Happenings Of The City Sketch! In Brief As Seen By Ttis Chronicle Reporters THINGS INTERESTING TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE CITY Probable showers tonight followed by unsettled weather tonight and tomorrow are the forecasts of the weather man. Four bales of cotton were sold on the local market today, at the best, price of twv bales - at 11.50 cents u pound. The testine out of the new water system", to the . Catawba river is pro- ' grossing with great satisfaction and the; jod is unaersioou to oe proving out one of the most thorough and best that the city could have expected. The police department Is In pos session of a small gold, double-case laays watch which they will gladly turn over to the rightful owner. The watch can easily be identified .by the" real owner. .i--.t Miss, Adelaide P. Caldwell has presented the Sunday school of the Knox Presbyterian church 30 books as a foundation for the library. The gift -was unexpected, but was appre ciated by the attendants of the school. It is thought that other contributions ' will come to the library' founded upon Miss Caldwell's gift. " .The .Virginia Dare barbecue to be given to Charlotteans - who are natives of eastern North Carolina , will be held Thursday. It will be given to the rear of Mr. R. M Per son's home, on the Salisbury road. At least 150 are expected to participate, as every easterner is allowed to bring a friend. . The interior marble work of the Commercial-National-'bank building. Is at present being installed.;' Work ing on for 16 months Is - rapidly near- " ing completion.- 'It will, not. be many weeks before the ; Commercial ; Na tional bank expects .to move into its ' Mr.;. John' M. 1 Wilson yesterday - be gan -, his 10 , days' vacation ' according td the resolution .' .adopted by the board granting, this : vacation to the city tax collector and the Htv traiirp.r. Mr. A. tt .."nrjMi.n . n 1.. . 1 . . J- . ivuivtLwvQ , un. ilia vaLauuuH ' soon as Mr. Wilson, returns.' In the meantime the city clerk is In charge of both offices. , The Dixie theater, the moving picture show for colored people,' has been closed for the past few. days for the purpose, of repairs. But the fact that Lakewood is running for the ne groes : at this time ; keeps the streets ,. destitute . of . them exeept while they r are waiting for, cars. The crowds of negroes that .fill the cars . to Lake wood every night show Blgns of grow ing smaller. Belmont Park 1 Methodist church will picnic a Electric park Thursday of this week. - Two cars have been engaged to convey ' the school ' and friends j and. they will leave the front of the church In Belmont at 9:30 a. m. The .parents of the children i and their friends are cordially invited to accompany the school and enjoy the day. After the picnic there ' will be a trolley ride over the city. . The ' fourth in the "series of. bicycle rides being taken by the bicycle club of the boys' department of , the Young, Men's Christian Association will take place tomorrow and will be either to "the Davidson place or to Rossell's ferry. The start will be made from the build-' ing at 9 o'clock and 'a cordial' invitation is extended to all boys of the eity to go with' the club for the outing. ' Every boy is requested to take along ten cents to help pay for his share of a watermelon feast. ' . ' ' Rev, Dr.., W. W- Orr, who has spent the. summer here with his fam ily, will leave. Thursday for Deer Creek, Pa., - to . begin his fall evangel istic work.1 Dr. . .Orr has been devot ing his entire time to this work 'for the past several years. He - will spend the time between now and Christmas conducting meetings in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois and Indiana. - During his vacation period . which he spent at his home he con ducted successful meetings at ' Spar tanburg and Bessemer City. HEAD OF TITANIC FIRM PROFITS BY EXPERIENCE. v PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27. It Is stated in advices received by shipping men here that Lord Pierrie, head of the English firm which built" the Ti tanic, has been so impressed by the disaster to that vessel he has decided to reconstruct hUr-own yacht Valient on lines suggested by" the foundering of. the White Star, vessel. ' Meanwhile he will hot allow the Valient to be used. . v -. - ' -'. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ' INTO MEXICAN REVOLUTION . . WASHINGTON, Aug., 27. Senator Fell" today left for El Paso, Tex;, to begin on behalf of the Senate committee,- appointed to . investigate whether American Interests had been fomenting - revolutions ' In Mexico or Cuba, preliminary Investigation there Into the , Mexican revolution. Berna Out of Atheltics. ITHACA, N. Y.; Aug. - 7. It Is an nounced here that'. Tel Berna, the Cor nell distance; runner; who, has Just re turned from thel Olympic games' Is. through with competitjy ja' tirack ath letics. , He has decided' to go into bus iness and declares he cannot allow himself to keep -up his athletic- train ing In top. form, :.
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