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...... THE WEATHER; Generally fair Saturday -and ' Sun day, light to moderate west to north west winds. .. ( P.OUNDElCK i . .. .. ... .... VOL. LXXXVCI-NO. TRIBUTE BF TAR llll Memory of Pilgrims Honored in Notable Manner . in v Massachusetts, y NAVAL REVIEW WAS FEATURE Exercises at Providence Where Monu ment Has Been Erected Promi nent Men Took Part The Various Events. ' Beverly. Mass., Aug. 5. President laft's visit to Provldencetown today to assist in tbe edication of a tower ing monument of granite erected in memory of the Pilgrims, was made notable by an impressive naval' review in tbe land-sheltered harbor behind the book of Cape Cod the first review of the present administration. Secretary of the Navy Meyer also was present Mr. Taf t came on the Presidential cruiser yacht Mayflower and returned to Beverly on the same vessel tonight, i reaching there at 8:45 o'clock) v , ; j Although he has been saluted a num ber of times when boarding and leav ing the Mayflower, President Taft to day nad his first real taste of gunpow der and apparently, enjoyed the experi ence immensely. The battleships epoke noisily in salute of the Presi dent's flag. I The first and second divisions of the Atlantic fleet, under command of Rear Adrairal Schroeder, had anchored in two broad columns and tnelr dressing lines nad been tied-up for a long while before the t resident arrived. The Mayflower was inf view for an hour or more before she turned the hook of sand and pointed into the harbor. It was not until the moment Just before 9:30 A. M. that the ships "let go" with a roar of saluting 'sound tnat did not ill . ii Jm a s a M A cease unui au.naa.nrea a rouna 01 21 funs. .. The President stood on the bridge ot the Mayflowers With. mm were ifra, Taft, Justice -White, of the Su preme Court, -Senator Lodge and a number of other' Invited guests, .' "'- f The Mayuower anchored at the head of the columns. . Secretary of the. Navy Meyer was already speeding . away from the Dolphin and soon was piped over the side of the Mayflower. with a flourish of trumpets,' ruffle of drums and band music 'befitting his rank. Then came the barges of Admiral Schroeder, commander-in-chief of the fleet and Rear-Admiral, Vreeland, in command of the second division. The visit of the flag and command ing officers lasted for half an hour. The President returned the courtesies of the fleet by paying a brief visit to tue Connecticut where he ,was receiv ed aboard with the highest honors. As he sailed away late this after noon the President was given a part ing salute by all of .the ships. . ' On shore the President nad another interesting time. The dedication of the Pilgrim's monument, the culmina tion of many years of work to secure recognatlpn for the daring settlers who landed here nearly 300 years ago, at tracted visitors from all parts of the united States. The exercises were held at the base of i-e high structure which can be seen for, many miles at (Sea. in addition to the President, the "speakers included, J. Henry Sears, President of the Pilgrim Memorial As sociation; Dr. Chas W. Eliot, President Emeritus of Harvard University; M VanWeede, Charge D Affaires of the Netherlands Legation: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, representing the Secre tary of War, Governor Draper and otn ers. The commemorative tablet on the monument was unvened by little Miss Barbara Hoyt, tenth in descent from fciaer Brewster. . ; Following the exercises the Presi dent and the other guests were enter tained at lunchon. iMr Taft in -s ad dress at the exercises confined him self solely to a tribute to the character of the Pilgrims and a discussion of the impress they have lei t on the people 01 this country. -:r; . '- Tonight the battleshins were illum inated and the Spectacle of the shps outlined in incandescent' bulbs wna searchlights flashing, Offered from the shore a far more impressive picture wan did the day.feview. -KILLING IN GRtENVILLE, S. C. Night Watchman at Cotton Factory Shoots Anoth r Dead. -reenvill. S P. Anc :r. H. F. Hawkins shot and almost instantly billed 1,. L MacLemore tonight at the Mills Manufacturing Cobpany. Both men were night watchmen. 1 MacLe mare had been drinking and Hawkins was sent to relieve him at his post. MacLemore refused to give upland a listol duel ensued. MacLemore was fchot over the heart. It is stated that Wawkins" action was in self defense. BODY CUT IN TWAIN Horrible Death of Prominent Virginia Sawmill Man. , : . Hoanoke, Va.j.Aug 5 News reached today from Montvale, Bedford nty, that C. C. Williamson, a promi npnt farmer, Mason and church leader, I(J'i across a runnlnir oaw at a oowmlll yfstrday afternoon and was cut In "vn. He was 57 years old and mar- He formerly - was president of ,e Patteraon-Palmer Hat 01 Roanoke. 1 Company II DEDIG1 FEARING TROUBLE Climax of Bitter Political,. Campaign WW Be Reached In Georgia To ' morrow Factional Outbreaks , i ' " ' ' . Are Expected. ' , : : - Thomson, Ga., Aug. 5.---P0II0 wing a long, drawn out newspaper contro versy, the bitterness and personal character of which is unique In Geor gia political annals, Thomas E. Wat so, twice candidate of the Populist party, for the P residency, and Con gressman Thomas Qi Hard wick, can didate for . Democratic renomination from" the Tenth district, will at noon Saturday simultaneously address the voters of the! district in this,. Mr. Wat son's home town, v As a precaution against factional outbreaks, the meet ing, it is said, will be held in differ ent localities, and everything possible will be -done to preserve peace. - Recently Mr. Watson expressed the fear that the controversy might lead to his ' assassination by friends' of Congressman Hardwlck, and this ex pression, together with the extremely personal character of the charges hurled at Congressman Hardwick by Mr. Watson,; and vice versa, is alone responsible , for the fear :that the meeting might possibly have a riotous or tragic ending. Today, however, it s believed that serious trouble will be averted, although special . trains . will bring to Thomson hundreds of mem bers of rival factions from various sections of the district. Mr., Watson, who recently announced that he had returned to the Demo cratic fold, after adhering to the principles of Populism since the party movement began, is not a candidate for nomination against Congressman Hard- wick; ne is simpry opposing, tnat gen tleman's aspirations for another term for political and personal reasons, and his. mode of opposition has been, to say: the least, unusual from the . per sonal character of charges made. Congressman Hardwick, who is ' op posed by Messrs. Eve and Ivins, has replied in a like - manner. ' ' .' j ' " ' .Mil. . 1 t . TEDDY TALKS PRIMARY REFORM. New York Assemblyman . Had Con fab With Colonel in New. York. New York, Aug. 5. Theodore Roose velt talked over the approaching State campaign v today with .... Assemblyman George Green, of Brooklyn, one of Governor Hughes staunchest support ers in the A BsemblyMr: Green; who is one of the men who Mood sponsors for the - beaten Hinman-Green direct nomination hill, went to see fColonel Roosevelt largely to talk of prt mary reform. He said he received as surance that the colonel was in sym pathy with the men, who are working for a direct nomination plank in. the platform,' and. would do all that he couiu u ueiy mem. C. H. Betts, of Lyons, N. Y., a mem-. ber of the Republican State Commit tee, also talked with Colonel Roose- hrelt on State politics. P. H. Morris- Bey, of Chicago, president of tne Rail way Employees' Investors Association, and former grand master of the .Or der of Railway Trainmen, was an other caller. C The colonel said they discussed his coming visit . to Illinois On his Western trip. , Truman H. Newberry, of Detroit, who was Secretary of the Navy for a a short time at the close of the Roose velt administration, took luncheon with Colonel Roosevelt Mr. Newberry was asked whether he would be a candidate for the United States Sen ate in succession to Senator busj roughs, of Michigan. "Not this time," he said. - - ' In th course of a conversation be tween Colonel Roosevelt and several of his visitors the name - pf John Mitchell, former president of " tne United Mine Workers of America, was mentioned as a possible candidate for the ' Republican nomination for uov- mwr. Colonel Roosevelt was inter ested greatly, in the 1 suggestion, al though he would not express anjr nninton as -to its wisdom. " He said he regarded Mr. xaucnen highly, that he was one of. the men on whom, he deDended ' for , assistance when he was in the White House, and that he thought very; highly ol5 Mr Mitchell's ludement ; -y , ' i Mr. Mitchell has been a resident of Mount Vernon, a suburb of New York, for more than two years. He fs chairman of the Trade Agreement Committee of the National Civic -Fed keration. Although he is a Republican, he never has been active In pouues, and in fact . has been so little of a partisan that at the time of the last presidential campaign his name was mentioned as a possible. candidate for the Democratic nomination for Vice ; Mr. Mitchell was not at home . to night. - and ' nobody could .be found who -knew if he had ever voted in thia State or not. but it was pointed out 'that his term of residence in the State would entitle him to do so ax the next election, or to run for office by the simple ;1 formality of registra tions ' v : ,;,-.;'. VJ ' i ;. '-;;;- ' ;.i .--v ': FIRE AT HOT SPRINGS. Hotel Alpin Destroyed and . Loss Will . ; - Be $100,000. ;. '"-: Hot Springs, Va., Aug. 5. The Ho tel' Alpin was destroyed by fire Jo day. The hotel was crowded, and the guests worked vainly with the fire department - in an , effort to save : the buildings, while1 the guests of a nearby hotel assisted in saving per sonal property. . No one was Injured. The property loss will reach .$100,000. - Mr. and Mrs. B. ,H. Ahrens and sev eral' other Wilmington, people were guests at the Hotel Alpin but private dispatches state that they were unin jured. . . WrLMESTGTOK, N. WOR KILLS SELF n Dinnni HI lilUUL Detective Asserts That Bous man Touched Of f Dy namite Bomb. EXPLAINS CAUSE OF TRAGEDY ' , ; ; . v Driven - to Desperation by Approach ing Poverty A Horrible Case of Self; DestuctionDstective's ..'' -". View of S.tuation. Roanoke, Va., Aug. 5. A special to night from Ridgeway, Va., says De tective Joseph Funk, of the Baldwin Detective Agency of Roanoke, who has been investigating the dynamite ex plosion which caused the death .of Mayor A. H. Bousman, of Rldgway, on the night of Sunday, July 24th, is sat isfied that he has solved the mystery. His inquiries have convinced him that the case was a peculiarly horrible one of self destruction. -He xhfi8,50 reported to the Town Council of Ridgeway, and the report has been officially and is universally believed to be correct, even by Bous man's closest friends. . v Mr. Bousman, it was said, was deeply In debt, and the belief now is that. the mortification of the failure and dread of poverty for his family, which he maintained always comfort ably and in good style, drove him to take the desperate means that he did to end his life. He held an accident insurance policy for $6,000, and had recently taken out two life policies, one for $1,000 and another for $2,000, for which he gave his note. , . . - -. A paper bag was found wrapped about some dynamite in bushes near the mayor's home today, following th explosion, was identified as one he got at a store the day of his death. He had recently experimented with dynamite. It is believed he lay on his lawn at night, touched the fuse of a stick, of dynamite with his lighted cigar, balanced it on his legs, and awaited results. There was no ihole In the ground under the tree, and It Is claimed both - legs could not have been feHnfrTrff at the" same point un less the dynamite; had fallen, directly across the limbs; . ALMA KELLNER MURDER. Joseph Wendlipg Talk Freely With Newspaper Men in Denver. Denver. Colo., Aug. 5. Talking freely , with newspaper men, -Joseph Wendllng, accused of the murder of 8-year-old Alma Kellner, at Louisville, Ky., today let slip the first statement that can be regarded as an admission. Wendling, who is lodged in the city Jail here, while John P. Carney, chief of detectives, 'of Louisville, who has him in charge. Is securing a. short rest, was aiscussing a nearcu ui me Louisville church made by him and the Rev. Father Schumann, after the girl's disappearance. ."We did not look in tne place wnere the body was discovered," lie said, and then apparently realizing how the re mark might be taken, added nastuy: "I don't know in what place tne body: was found, but we could not have Jooked there, otherwise we should have found It" Wendling continued his apparently lighthearted view Of the situation. He lauehed today when he was told of the probability of ' mob violence on his arrival at Louisville. - "Even1 if they lynch me in ville," he said. ?I do not care, innocent of the murder , of Kellner." t Louisville. Ky.. Aug. 5. Mrs Louis- I am Alma r Made- lena .WendlinK. wife of Joseph Wend ling., accused- murderer of Alma Kellner, who Is now on his way from San Francisco to Louisville in cnarge of officers, to answer to the charge of murder, has secured a lawyer to de fend her husband, despite the fact that Wendling. when arrested, told the San Francisco police he left Louis ville because his wife was cross and refused him any of his earnings T will stand by Joe," Mrs. Wend mtir Baid today. "He will tell the truth. : It was my fault he went away; I was; mad and cross all the time." CONDUCTOR ASSAULTED. . Col. George L. Peterson Captured Bad Negro Saw iMill Burned. " , (Special Star Telegram.) Clinton, N. C, Aug.5. As the even ing' train was leaving for Warsaw yes terday Conductor St. George was as saulted . by a drunken negro, Eugene Carroll, who was a passenger for El llott. and refused to give up his ticket The conductor threatened to put him off .unless ; he paid his fare, and the negro became angry - and; drew a knife." with which he cat at him. i.., Col.; George L. Peterson, who ' is very much of an athlete, was a pas senger on his way to the beach, and. together, with Mr. F. W. Royal, a fel low-passenger, seized and -; disarmed the negro. ? The train was backed into the station with Colonel Peterson-hold ing down the ruffian and sitting v on him, r " Policeman Patterson there took the: prisoner in charge, and - before Mayor. Graham this evening,' in default- of bond, the negro was ; com mitted to Jail until next court. He stated injeourt that he was drinking and did not know what he was doing, andwas' not meaning 'anyjiarm. .Can & Peterson had v their 'saw mill burned, four miles .south of here, yesterday. The loss will be some $500, with no . insurance. ; . j AV hiHl III C SAa'tTBDAY, MOBJ$TlKG,v REVOLT MAY BESULT III SPAIII - . : ' ' ;.--.. ;. , Troops Sent to .Sa 1 Sebastian to Guard Demonstration!, f Clerical Forces. Caused hyR tpture With the I -AcVatican."'' " , v. - Madrid,vAag.v5-Simultaneous with the rushing of 'jrtoops to San Sebas tian to cope' with aa uprising which the government ' fears " may grow out of the holdin&:thee on Sunday of the interdicted demonstration of . the cler ical forces jn -pro eBt against the gov crnment's stand inr its .dispute with the Vatican, Premier jCana!eJas today is sued a statement outlining his policy in the premises; i, I . . In it Senor Canilejas declares that the ; demonstration would have ' been permitted elsewheie than at San ; Se bastian or Bilbao ; fin. fact, that he de sires , itN t6 be held in Order that its strength , may bej shown. He 'saya, however, that the, law will ; be en forced and that hts adversaries will be responsible for whatever "happens. The statements the 'premier follows: "I would have alowed the manifes tat'onjf, it had. been announced to be held elsewhere than at Bilbao, where a strike of coal miners is in progress, or' at San Sebastian, which is crowded with visitors on iSundays. . "I know that' fiesta are' distribut ing arms, and also;' that the manifest ants intend "to. bring women and chil dren, with them,' ix order to prevent military intervention. But I am de termined to enforce respect f 6r " the law. Troops wilt ' be , distributed at strategic points, afcd . railroads will be held for ' reinforcement . , . - . "If my adversaries want ; a lesson they shall have .'it- They -will be re sponsible for . '.whatever happens v "The manifestation (has only been adjourned. I desire ' that itshall oc cur in order that Sta strength may be shown., but it must occur elsewhere and without constraint or threats." Senor Felin. the", chief of the Carl ists, has invited the Carlists through out Spain to send' delegates 'to; the demonstration at, San: Sebastian Sun day.; .. ;; - . i";': .; . ; - El . Liberal in ita issue of today de mands the expulsion of Monsignor Vlco, the papal nuncio to ; Spain, 'on the ground that he.is inciting Catholics to rebellion. ' . ' . Premier Canalajas ;said ' today Cthat the violence of the telegrams he was receiving warranted the ,prpse;ution of their 'senders.. ' -.v " ;-. vS : 'i Manifestation. Abandoned. ; MajkidviAi.4ltd -effldalfar: aa-. nounced that the raaniie station sched uled to be held at San Sebastian on Sunday has been abandoned. The Catholic newspapers will pub lish manifestoes explaining the de cision. CANADIAN STEAMER WRECKED. T 1 1 1 ' Eighty. Passengers Rescued Sank Within Two Hours. Juneau, Alaska,, r Aug. 5. The .Cana dian steamship Princess May, : which left Skagway, Alaska, southbound for Vancouver at 9 o'clock last night with 80 passengers struck the north reef of Sentinel Inlet at 4 o'clock this morning in the dark, but not foggy weather and In a smooth sea and sank two hours later. All the passengers and their bag gage were taken to the light house cn Sentinel Islet whence they will be brought to Juneau by steamers that 'have gone to their relief. None of the passengers or crew are injur ed. - ' A boat's crew of six . was picked up by . a fishing launch and brought to Juneau. Later a second boat's crew with Pilot Richardson arrived, The members of the crew, who are here, say-that the steamer will be a total loss, the bottom being torn open so that it will be Impossible to raise the vessel. Capt. McLeod and a num ber of the crew will stand by : the shin. - The approach to Sentinel VRocia at the southern end of Lynn canal isajne of the most perilous stretches of wit ter in Alaska. A shin must clear rocky islands on both sides, the smallest variation from the " course entailing destruction. The walls of the . canal are precipitous and the waterway deep and In many places narrow.. Sentinel - Islet, situated about four miles north and east of Shelter Island, is the key to the narrow passageway by Shelter Island, OUTLINES. Following the murder of two broth ers in a small Georgia town yesterday, in a bloody duel, troops were dispatch ed to the .scene to prevent citizens from carrying out their threats ' of lynching -A mass of denials featur ed the Gore bribery investigation yes terday. The Oklahoma man. accused by Senator Gore 01 offering him a bribe was a witness- On account of the Vatican rupture it Is believed that a revolt will result in Spain. Troops have been sent to the demonstration of the clericals- -Colonel Roosevelt yes terday " discussed primary , reform and tne coming New York campaign with Assemblyman Green fThe Canadian steamship Princess May ,was wrecked on the Alaskan coast yesterday and went down within two hours. The lives of 80 passengers were in peril - ; The Pilgrim Monument was dedicated yes terday at Provldencetown, Mass . by President Taft New York markets Money on call easy 1 to 1 1-2 per cent., ruling rate 1 1-2, offered at 1 1-2 1. ijour quiet and lower to sell; wheat finri, No. 2 red 1.08 elevator and 1.09 1-2 f. o. b. afloat. No. 1 northern 1.27. f jo; b.; corn firm No. 2, 53 nominal elevator domes tic basis to arrive; oats steady, mixed nominal; ' r rosin : , easy, . turpentine steady: spot cotton closed quiet 15 points higher, middling uplands 15.60, middling gulf 1,5.85. , . AUGUST .6, 1910. TROOPS ARE SENT TO MURDER SCENE Feeling Runs High Following Double Tragedy in Georgia Town. BLOODY DUEL AT Brothers Were. Slain and Posse Holds Murderers at Bay Awaiting State Troops Fear , of Lynching '- - Causes Action. ' ' Macon, Ga., Aug: 5. The fued spirit blazed up so fiercely this afternoon at Grays station, 20 miles from here, that two companies of militia tonight hur ried to the little uamlet to prevent further bloodshed, xwo men, S Eth rldge and his brother, , Morris, were shot dead in their tracks, and tne men with whom they had quarreled, Luther Morton and his brothters Will, Sam and Tom, were cooped up in their mother's house by a posse with the double intent of preventing their es cape and of portecting them from ven geance threatened by the kinfolk of the slain Ethridgea. ' It was during a reunion of Confeder ate Veterans the most peaceful and fraternal of the prcaent i.ay concerns in the South, that , the snots rang out this evening. The firing came from the opposite of Gray's station frbm wnich the celebration was held and crowd of townspeople ' and- visitors streamed toward the sound of the shooting. They found the . Ethridgfes lying dead in front of Luther Morton's store. The sheriff and his deputies would have hurried the Marten's to temporary shelter, but knots of men talking of revenge caused uneasiness. The situation grew threatening and troops were asked for, two companies leaving here at Sheriff Brooks' request early in the evening." Gray Station, Ga., Aug. 5. The feud which cost the lives of S.;E. and Mor ris Ethriage here . today had , quieted down shortly before midnight and all dangen'.Qf iotwppeare4joviri .Lath er; Sam, Wm-&-nd;Tom Morton charg ed with shooting the Ethridge's were safely taken out of town by Sheriff Brooks. ' Early Story of Murders. " Macon, Ga., Aug. 5. Upon request of Sheriff Brooks, of Twiggs county. two companies of State militia lef; here tonight at 9:45 for Gray's station. S. E. Etheridge, and his brother, are lying dead in front of the store o" Luther Morton, on the outskirts of Grays and at Morton's mother's homo, a block away, he and his three broth ers, Will, Sam and Tom are held at bay by a big posse sworn in by the sheriff, while relatives of the Eth- ridges, who were assembled In the lit tle town for a big reunion of Confed erate Veterans, have according to re ports received here, been threatening to revenge summarily the killing, of this afternoon. . Sheriff Brooks, wired for troops ear ly in the evening. Two companies left immediately. While almost every one else was at the barbecue in another section of the little town, the two Ethridge3 and a cousin, Will Kitchens, rode up to the little store ikept by Luther Morton and an Interchange of invec tives followed which terminated iu Will Morton leaving the house and he and Clayton Kitchens engaged . In a fist fight. The fight waxed warm and almost simultaneously shots rang out following in quick succession. When the smoke cleared away the two Eth- eridges, who were standing between the fighters and the door of Morton's store, were lying on the ground.' Half of the older man's face was shot away aDd his brother, Morris, was pierced through the heart. Luther Morton was standing in the doorway with a shot gun in his hand, according to an eye witness of the bloody affray. There was a stampede of people to the scene." Sheriff Brooks, entered the home of the Mortons, while over the dead bodies of the Etheridges,1 were heard threatened v tnutterings . . from x their friends-. Sheriff Brooks rushed his pris oners to the home of their mother and at last reports received here they were still guarded fthere by a posse. ' Two companies,1 the Florida Rifles, and Macon Hussars, 100 strong all told, to6k the train under the personal command of CoL. W. A. Harris. Capt Wheeler is in charge of the Hussars, and Capt . Shurmond, of .the7. -Florida , AUTOMOBILE WRECK. Earth' Gave Way Near Lumbertbn and Machine Plunged 1 Down. ' (Special Star Telegram.) Lumberton. N. C, Aug. 5. This af ternoon about 5 o'clock while Mr. R. P: Blackman, of Rowland, and Miss Ethel Lake,, of Florence, , S.. were riding in an automobile, the' car was wrecked ' about a mile, from -town." on the Fayetteville road, Mr.-Blackburn sustaining slight bruises, . but ' Miss Lake escaDine -uninjured. Is The car was stooped to let a' vehicle by, and was driven too near a broad, deep ditch, and while standing still : the ground gave way underneath, the car, precipitating it and the occupants Into the ditch. , Assistance was soon ren dered and the young people brought to- town. Miss Lake Is visiting at the home of Captr- J. P. Russell. The dam age to the car has not yet 'been de termined. ELLER NAMES THE COMMITTEE State Chairman Designates Five Good - Democrats "to Pass oh Sixth Dis trict Situation-Vwrightsville . Thursday Night. Special star Telegram.) Winston-Salem, IC. C, Aug. S.-p State Chairman A. H. EUc-r today, announced the following five good Democrats out: side the District to pass upon the un fortunate controversy which has grown up . over the nomination of a Con gressman .'in the Sixth District, this action being in pursuance of the res olution passed by ; the - Democratic State Executive Committee in Ral eigh Monday night viz: Ex-Governor Thos. J. Jarvis, of Greenville. - Ex-Governor Chas. B, : Aycock, of Raleigh. v , . Ex-Judge A. C. Avery, Sr., of Mor ganton. Ex-Lieutenant Governor R. . A. Doughton, ' of -Allegheny. . v Ex-Congressman Tbeo. F. Kluttz, of Salisbury. ' V. Ex-Governor Jarvis fjs designated aa chairman and the-, committee is called to meet at Wrightsvilte -Beach . on Thursday night,. August 11th, at which time the situation will be gone into thoroughly. The resolution under authority of which the special Committee will con duct its investigation, as passed by the State Committee, is as follows: "Moved, that, a committee of five, either of members of the . State Com mittee or of other Democrats, be ap pointed by the chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, which committee shall take Into con sideration the conflicting claims in ref erence to the Democratic -nomination' for Congress In the Sixth Congression al district and repqrt to the full State committee to be called together by the chairman. . J , "First Whether, this, committee has jurisdiction . in thermatter. "Second Whether either Mr. O. L. Clark or Mr, H. L. Qodwin was duly and lawfully nominated. "Third And if neither is found, to be nominated what further action shall be taken in order to secure the nomination of a. candidate.";' ; 1 uptiwin in- Kaieign.t SBaleigh jN. ' C.; ; Aug. 1 5. Congress- man tL JA,liodwinr-of the Sixth Dis- W4cTpeTiFtlrWadca!ie on a lSutnber of'. State officials'' includ ing Governor Kltchin. ; -It is under stood the Governor is not taking sides at all in fce contest that' is on between Godwin aiid Clark over the Congres sional nomination,-However, he is out spoken in 'his insistence that there should, be some adjustment that will restore party harmony. No one seems to have any idea who State Chiar tuan A. H. Eller will appoint as the committee of1 five on the part of the Stale Executive Committee to inves tigate the contest and recommend as to whether here shall be a general primary. A committee that it is believed would be most generally acceptable and will most probably be appointed comprises: Ex-Goyernor Aycock, Ral eigh; Ex-Governor Jarvis, Greenville; Hon. C. B. Watson, Winston-Salem; Walter Murphy, Salisbury, and Hon. Theo. Davidson, , Ash eville. NEGRO INDEPENDENTS. ; National League Meets in Atlantic City Denounces Both Parties. Atlantic City, N. J., - Aug. 5. The National Independent Political League, represented by ' 52 colored delegates from 30 States,' today adopted resolu tions denouncing both the Republican and Democratic -parties and urging the colored voters to "demand protec tion, education, equal opportunity and justice." Among other things the reso lutions state: "As the Southern' Democrats disf ranchise the negro voter and the Re publicans . asquiesce the time is ripe for, an independent negro politicgj move." 1 .'. The negro voter is urged to cTit loose from both paries "and vote only for Congressmen who pledge to advo cate a National Anti-Jim Crow law. the enforcement of the war amend ment and the restoration of tha Brownsville soldiers." The resolutions close with the fol lowing: . 1 .';., . "Roosevelt has given us Browns ville, Taft has dismissed worthy office holders solely because of their color, Texas has outrun . Klchinev, color prejudice is ;worse than Castro." . JAPANESE BOY AT LARGE Believed to be Responsible For Crime orr California Ranch. Oakland, Cal.v, Aug. 5. J. Mayeda, a Japanese house boy employed by Mrs. Margaret Starbuck,' was arrested to day in the belief that he was Henry Yamagachi, who is accused of murder ing the Kendall family on the Starbuck ranch 'near Santa Rosa. Mayeda soon established his identity. ' He is held because of his acquaintanceship with Yamagachi. . ; - .Yamagachi appeared at the Starbuck home after the triple murder, and it is alleged by Mrs. Starbuck; virtually con fessed to her that he nad quarreled with the Kendalls J and k had 'imade away with them." , ", : W. A, Kendall, a wealthy planter of Cynthiaha, Kay., a brother of Enoch Kendall, who, with 'his wife,- and son. was murdered on the Starbuck rancn. will spare' no expense to capture and punish the murderers. " Today he wired to Mrs. J. F. Henry. of . Dimond, a ' friend - of the : Kendall family, that he would pay all expenses of the hunt for the murderer. - WHOIiB NUMBBB .13;366j ASS OF DENIALS OF GORE CHARGES Testimony of Man Accused by Senator Features Bri- .,;: - ' bery Inquiry, : V OVER INDIAN LANDS DISPUTE Gore Re-Asserts He Was Offered Big ' - Bribe Hamon Tells of His- ReJa- . tlons'With Oklahoma i ' Senator. - i Muskogee, Okla., Aug. 5. With Unif ed States Senator Thomas P. Gore re- ; asserting his charge that he had been offered a bribe of $25,000 or $50,000 to influence his action in Congress and with Jake L. Hamon, accused by . the Senator of having offered the bribe, denying, he had ever done any such thing, the investigation of the Oklahoma Indian land deals by a com mittee of the, National House of Rep- .. resentatives today simmered down to a mass of denials. For four hours Hamon, former chair man of the Oklahoma Republican State Committee, 1 entered a contin uous series of denials relative to his alleged relation with what are known' V as the McMurray contracts by which, according to Senator Gore,-$3,000,000 ," or ten per cent of thirty million to be realized from the sale of Indian f lands to a New York syndicate, was -to be diverted from the Indians in the shape of "attorneys' fees." , ' Hamon also answered Congressman C. E. Creager with a denial. Replying . to the Congressman's charge that' Ha mon had suggested that an "interest" 3 in the contracts might be available to! -the Congressman if the latter helped ' remove opposition to Congressional ' ' approval; Hamon testified: ' "It was Just Ahis way: I was down here in Oklahoma attending to my bus iness, when a friend told, me Creager ' had saidI.had approached hlm'im-'. ; properly, in regard to , the McMurray T contracts. Sq-t hopped. on a train andl ' went to Washington,;! got hold of V Creager' '.and- said: 'Look", here, you , krowevetOnr ST&fc' thing.-:. -v"Sv.: . "Then Creager. said t Now Jake-that, 1 certainly was the impression I got, !, ' that you suggested I might; get" an' ' interest in the contracts.' , . "I replied: 'You certainly are mis taken.' Then Creager said, 'Well if you say I shouldn't go, I won't go be-: tore that investigation committee ' , down at ' Muskogee and . testify , that you approached me."f ,. , . , ' Among Hamon's denials were the ; following: He denied that he at any.; time had been closeted with Senator!-. . Gore in the Senator's office in Wash-vv ' ington to urge the approval of the , contracts. . ' He denied that he had ever mention- v ed Vice President Sherman, Senator., ' Charles Curtis, of. Kansas, or .-Congressman B. S. McGuire, of Oklahoma, ; ' as being "interested" in the contracts, '. as .charged .by Senator Gore., He de- -nied that he had ever spoken . of a ' bribe to anybody about any legislation i .' or that he ever was interested In the -McMurray contracts. - . . ., He denied that at the time the con- ' tracts were being discussed he had called up, Congressman Creager on the i ' telephone at Washington asking for . an appointment but said Mr. Creager . had called , him up. Mr. Creager pre-"; vlously had testified that Hamon had' ; asked an appointment at which the ' interests" in the contracts was spok en of. ' T Hamon denied that he had ever said: "Dick the Senator is becoming, mighty hard on his friends.". In the . presence of D. F. Gore, brother of Sen-jv; ' ator Gore. D. F. Gofe had testified ; that Hamon made the .remark just af- ' ter the Senator refused the alleged " ' bribe. He denied, that he had. ever said! "I want to make . a lot of money and don't care much how I ,make it" In the presence of J. Leroy' Thompson,- ; Senator Gore's stenographer. Thorn t . son previously had testified Hamln . made the remark. . , ', Interrogating the witness. Congress - ' man E. W. Saunders, of Virginia, a r member of the committee, said: '.-' "Now Mr. Hamon you have denied . the testimony of all of the witnesses who have 'preceded you. You have -: t branded the assertions of the Senator, his brother, his clerk and the Con gressman as being absolutely false.;. ItjRrould appear from your denials that a 'conspiracy had " been entered Into- 1 grossly to misrepresent you.' How da , you account .for thatf. . , . ' - - r "That's beyond by power of conjee ' ture," replied Hamon.- "I never had , . one penny's interest In" the McMurray , ) contracts and never offered a bribe to ; anyone."; '" "It is barely possible that I did see Senator Gore on May 6th last, when J he says the offer of k bribe was made. I saw him frequently, but at this time r I believe he took: me Up into tbe II- v brary of the Senate? and closed tbra doors. He wanted v to talk over with me his coming campaign and see how. I could help him. out financially. ,A1- , though I am a Republican and he a L.. Democrat, I was in the habit of help- ing him out" ? , , . . ' v ' ; "You and Senator Gore , had been ; 1 r igood friends , had you notT' asloed Chairfnan Burtfe. ' ,; ' i"Yes I had known him as a frienJ ., V for about nine years- and ' had bus- ; iness ; dealings with : him."-', -f ? 'Asked to .explain some of his busi; . ' (Continued on Page Six.), , t 1 .V . - 1. - 41 ; v 1. - t :! ft .41 ;-;i : " i. r ' : M 1 . x
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