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YOUNG LADY DISAPPEABS
MISS v MA1TUB C IIAYIS MISSING
Miss Mattle HyU," Stenographer for
the .Charlotte Supply" Company,
Knrfdeniv Disappear From .the
-. Homo of Her blmer, Mn. VV. W.
McDonald.' 00 " Nortli - Brevard
s Ktieet ; and Only Clue to Her
Whereabouts- to -the- Fact, That fiber -fllietn Firat Contribution to the
. . CnaHRnhn I-V H . I
-( Told Friend on Train - That She
w?-: i Would Return Last Night No Ex-
' V nianation Possible as to the Mys-
. . tery Development " Expected This
Morn Hi gw t ne Young woman jias
Long Been Ilegaractr as .lie ins
little Peculiar. - c -
One of the moat puzzling mysteries
that ever afflicted a Charlotte fam
- lly held that of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
McDonald la its grasp yesterday. Miss
Mattle Iv Havls, Mrs, McDonald's sis
tef. suddenly disappeared ". from
her home at No. 20 North Brevard
street early yesterday morning and
up to a late hour tost night had not
been seen although traced as far as
. Spartanburg, S. C. Without notify
Jng any of her relatives or giving the
:- jWtghtest intimation of her purpose,
she slipped away, and boarded South
5 ,i ern Daaaensrer train No. 39 which
"K'v Ut the city for the south at 7;15
o'clock. To a friend who was on the
same train and who sat in the seat
with Tier, she stated that she was go
. lng to a place below Spartanburg and
that she would have to change cars
',' there. She gave him to understand
that she would return to Charlotte
" last night This young man returned
Y from Gaftney. S. C, his destination,
early last evening, and told of having
r ' seen and talked with Miss Havls on
the morning train. He thought that
ah. vu aroint- on a short visit to
friends. ,
A POPULAR YOUNG LADY,
Misa Havls was employed as a
- Stenographer In the office of the
Charlotte Supply Company, but had
' - been working there but a short
N time. She had previously worked in
other offices In the city for more
than a year. Her home was in Vlcks
burg, Miss., although she had been
living with her sister, Mrs. McDon
ald, for the past 18 months. She was
perhaps IS years of age and a love
bte young lady. It Is needless to add
that her strange disappearance has
occasioned the greatest apprehen
sion to Mr. and Mrs. McDonald and
to all of her friends. Not one of them
could advance any reason for her act
and to all the mystery became more
and more profound as the lnvestl
' gallon proceeded.
' Miss Havls was last seen by Mrs.
' . McDonald late Thursday night. Shu
",5 seemed to be In the best of health and
f was as lively and gay as usual. Seem
ingly there was nothing wrong any-,
where, ghe gave no one any idea that
she was the least bit troubled nor did
abo say anything about any trip or
Visit to friends. Yesterday morning
when she did not come down to break
fast, Mrs. McDonald, thinking perhaps
she had overslept herself, went in to
rouse her-. There was no one In the
room. Alarmed. Mrs. McDonald at
once called On her neighbors for help,
She Immediately made inquiries to
And out whether or not her sister had
gone out for an early morning walk
or. whether she had already otarted to
her duties up-town. For a time she
could learn nothing. One of Mr. M.
M. Wallace's clerks stated that he had
seen the massing young lady walking
down Brevard street and on into East
avenue as If oh her way into the busi
ness section of the city, . Not being
able to gam any further Information
the police were notifledA The-aearch
then commenced In earnest. The nex
news watt that Miss Havis had board
d a Southern passenger train en
route south, and that she had gone to
Spartanburg. A fuller Investigation
disclosed the fact that this was true
' -for she had been seen by several peo
ple at the station.
AN INEXPLICABLE MISTERY.
The young man who sat on the
same seat In the train with
Miss Havis yesterday morn
' lng returned to the city last night
and gave further details regarding her
trip. Other than that she was going
to a point below Spartanburg and that
- she would have to change cars there,
nothing definite was told him.
- To make the mystery more mex-
- pllcable It develops that Mss Havis
as far as her relatives and friends in
Charlotte know, has no.frienda any-.
'wnere in tnat section of South Caro
lina and they are at a loss to know
why she- should have left home, work
and friends without ceremony or a
word, of warning. - She could hardly
be on her way to her old home in
' Mississippi for site would have made
. ;some' provision for the trip. If that
had been her purpose in mind, she
would not have purchased a ticket to
a small place In South Carolina nor
would she have said that she expected
to return last night. The mystery
: la one that Is Inexplicable with only
the facta at hand last night to go up
on, A determined effort will be made
this morning to ferret out the affair
and something definite is expected.
Borne of Miss , Havls' acquaintances
considered her a little peculiar - but
, this could hardly 'have any bearing on
- the ease in Question. Unquestionably
there- is soma reason for her dlsap-
yesrance. (she conversed In the most
natural and matter-of-fact manner
with her friend on the train) and all
the cloud will be' -cleared away as soon
a she cat be reached either In per
son, by wire or by telephone. x,i
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Grrgla Negro Farmer Brings In. First
: Bale of New. Crop. . ,
Albany, Da., July 1 ?-.In spite of
his own prediction ' made ' several
months ago that adverse weather con
, ditlons had ruined his first bale pros
pects for this season, Deal L. .Jackson,
Dourherty county's well-known ne
gro farmer, brought in' the first bale
of . cotton this. afternoon He
beats last year's record by two days.
Deal Jackson has been - the first
' ''Dale" farmer of - Georgia for 11 or
'"IS years and daring that time has
not lost his title for even one sea
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CALL FOR ; COXTBIBUTIOXS
IT EMAXATES FROM FMRVTKW
t......' si.'Lh.i..,.- iru. JL,t a....
Denmcratlo Candidates For Pretddeucy
. iki Vloo Jfeaiuency jlssuo a. utic -
,,- ment AfiLarceoca to we riirorn oij
we coon try, jjecianng -X" u
a Good Tline For the Agriculturist j
to . Manifest the Faith Thrt U. InL
Campaign Fund Received From au
Iowa farmer If the Contributions
am . Abo 1100 the - Donor's
r Name Must Be Published Whether
' i He la Willing or Not Fund to lie
Turned Over to National Committee.
v XJncoln. Nebl, July lTA-Fdilowin'g
hls declaration of yesterday to The
Baltimore Sun that he. had not dis
cussed the Brownsville affair "or the
question of the appointment of -negroes
to office, William Jennings
Bryan to-day announced that he did
not. wish to Be jnlaunderatood. , He
said he did not mean to convey the
Impression that he had never talked
about the, Brownsville case in any
manner, but that he had not discuss
ed It as an Issue In the present cam
paign. While he had not read the
evidence bearing on that subject, he
recalled an editorial, written by him
two years ago, in which he made the
frank assertion that, If the facts were
as stated President Roosevelt was
fuHy Justified in his course.
VISITORS JUSSS NUMEROUS.
Visitors to the Bryan home were
less numerous to-day thanon yester
day. The principal caller was John
E. Lamb, of Indiana, but he declined
to make any statement as to the sub
ject of his conversation.
To-night - Mr. Bryan went into
Lincoln to attend a Masonic meeting,
and two hours afterwards received at
his home a large delegation from the
local Central Labor Union.
The first .appeal for campaign con
tributions, by the Democrat! can
didates for the presidency and the
vice presidency, was issued to-day, di
rected to the farmers of the country.
It is as follows:
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
"To the Farmers of the United
States: The first contribution made
to the Democratic Campaign fund
this year, so far as we know, was
made by an Iowa, farmer. . Just be
fore the Denver convention met, this
man, who modestly prefers not to
have his name mentioned, journeyed
more than 100 miles to Lincoln with
his contribution of J100, whtoh he
left with Mr. Bryan to be given to
the committee when organized, for
the campaign.
'This farmer was born in Sweden
and for some time after he was nat
uralized, was a member of the Repub
lican party. But he was a student
of public questions and in the course,
of time became a Democrat. To man
ifest his deep interest in the success
of the party and in the triumph of
Democratic principles he made this
free will offering- to the campaign
fund.
APPEAL TO FARMERS.
It Is vfrv a nnrnnrfHtn that . this
first contribution should come Trom
that great body of our population
Known as agriculturists. The . far
mer has nothing: to train by privilege
and favoritism; his hope la In tho
application of the doctrine of 'equal
rights to all and special privileges
to none.' He has been the victim
of all special legislation and has suf
feared from control of politics by the
great predatory corporations. - Now
that the Democratic party has an
nounced its determination not to ac
cept contributions from corporations
and not to accept excessive contribu
tions even from Individuals, and to'
publish all contributions whenever a
reasonable minimum. It ought to be
able to secure a sufficient sum from
the citizens who ask from the govern
ment nothing but protection of their
rights arid consideration for the gen
eral welfare.
"There are hundreds of thousands of
farmers who are abundantly able to
contribute to the campaign fund.
Thero are thousands who could give
$100 apiece without feeling it; there
are tens of thousands who could give
150 apiece without sacrifice and still
more who could give 125 or $10 or $5.
"As the national committee has not
yet been organized, we will ask The-I
Commoner to call for subscriptions to
this farmer's fund. Those giving may
Indicate whether they are willing to
have their names mentioned and if
the contribution is not more than $100,
their wishes will be complied with.
AH-contributions mbove $100 must be
made known no matter from whom
they come. .
WHO WILL BE FIRST?
"The farmers fund Will Ibe turned
over to the national committee as soon
as its permanent officers have been se
lected, .Who will be the first, to -re.
spond t The Denver convention was a
people's convention; it adopted a
strong, clear, honest platform and its
nominations were made with practical
unanimity. Our light Is a fight lor
the whole people. Our aim la equal
and exact Justice to all; our purpose Is
to restore the government to the
hands of freely chosen representatives
of the voters. How many rarmers- will
Join in furnishing tho fund necessary
to present the Issues?
"WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
"JOHN W. KERN."
WIFE KILLS GAY HUSBAND.
Detecting; Him In (lie Attempt to As
sault servant tiiri rionaa woman
Mioots Unfaithful Spouse Five
Times, Killing Him. .
Tampa, FUu, July 17. Luke Pal
mer, a well-known sporting man, was
shot and killed' by his wife' this af
ternoon gt their home in the Gary
suburb. . At the time of the shooting
Palmer was attempting to assault
Mollle Powers, XI years old, a white
girl employed In the house as a do
mestic. thlnHng his wife uptown-
Hearings, noise Palmer came to a
door of the bedroom and his wife
fired the first shot. Palmer retreating
into the room. His wife then went
to a window and fired four . more
shots. each taking effect. Palmer
died ten minutes later.
The girl said Palmer had made an
attempt to assault her twice before
The wife called an officer and gave
herself up. ' Palmer has , been con
spicuous in gambling and horse rac
ing. circles. .. t
Man and Wife Hold For Murder by
Vv Virgil! Grand Jury. . ,
Roanoke, Va- July 17. At a pre
liminary hearing at Pocahontas last
night Arthur Turner and ? his wife
were sent on to the grand Jury to
answer . for the murder of Mrs. Eliza
Read, an aged woman who was mur
dered In her mountain home near
Pocahontas two years ago. - shortly
after the killing Benjamin Read, a
brother of the .slain woman was ar
rested charged with the crime. -but
for lack of evidence was released. -
! MAY: KEVEB - LIET ; VEIL
PHEW CASE ATA STASDSTUX
' ra.....'. .' .:l.:..iL-' . 1
Though Theories and Suggestions Are
1 - .nrnrrmi8 too Tror AiUwriiln
- a
Crf"3 ' 7? u l,rk Church .Laymen's Movement
Warrant Them In - Making an Ar- xakes Prominent Place,
re, and tho Manner by Which HlJglffW
Hawl Ircw Met Death and the Mo-1 ' teTheObserver.
tive For the Crime May Go Down wadeoboro. -July 17.--The morning
in History Unsolved RiddlesEven brought in more delejates to at-
the, Bl Reward Offered Falls toj tend the Charlotte district conference
Brine Any Facts to Light .The In-' of M. E. Church, South. Devo
queat Will Not Be Held Until Some ttonal services opened the second da's
Time Next Week, the District At eesslon. The pastors made brief re
torney Being Desirous of Getting ports from the churches having "living
HOld or hom TaneiblA Kndenoe.
Troy, ' N. Y., July 1 7-The Im
penetrable veil of mystery behind
which lies hidden the. secret of the
slayer of Hazel Drew, and the story of
the tragedy of the abandoned mill
pond, may never' be- lifted. Some
where, possibly among the charcoal
-burners In the hills beyond Taborton
on one of the farms in the vicinity or
perhaps in the city of Troy, the per
petrator of the crime may Ibe' mingling
with those who are endeavoring to
Ibrlng him to Justice. So baffling is
the mystery that after almost a wek
of careful inquiry, along the paths
which might lead to its solution, the
investigation has come almost to
standstill.
Where Hazel was on the night of
July 6th and until she was seen on the
lonely road leading to Taborton the
fallowing evening when she is suppos
ed to have met her death, is sf prob
lem that the authorities .have yet to
solve.
This accomplished, the motive and
the murder, remain to be accounted
for. Murder, accident- and suicide
theories abound, tout facts re few.
Even the reward of $1,000, which the
county has offered as an Incentive to
further activities in the case, has' not
served to bring out anything of a help
ful character.
Letters are beginning to reach the
hands of DiHtrict Attorney O'Brien
containing suggestions. Some give
names of those whom it Is said may
know somethlnK about the case. A
few received to-day were unsigned.
Nowhere has it ben shown that Hazel
had a real love affair. While, on her
trip to New York with Carrie Weaver,
they had no male companions, accord
ing to MJss Weaver. They sought the
shelter of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association for the night spent in
the metropolis.
No arrests are likely to e made for
some time as nothing has developed
the officials say that would warrant
them in taking any one into custody.
Distrfct Attorney O'Brien : said ' to'
night that the Inquest will not 'be held
before next week. The- district attor
ncy is not satisfied with the informa
tion in hand and wants to make fur
ther investigation.
ALABAMA SITUATION ALARMING
Govmtpr Comer Traverses the
Strike District in an Automobile
and 1 Jit or Orders the Mil It la to
Hold Itself In Readiness For a
Call Strike Sympathisers and Dep.
ulleu Get Together Troops Order
cd to the Six-lie of the Conflict.
Birmingham. Ala., July 17. While
the reports concerning the strike sit
uation are being greatly exagger
ated, there was sufficient . cause for
alarm to induce Governor Comer to
order the military of the district to
sleep on their arms to-night and re
main in readiness for an emergency
call.
To-day Governor Comer ' together
with Sheriff Iligdon and a number of
deputies made an automobile tour
of the strike district. So Impressed
was the Governor with the serious
ness of the Btrike situation that on
returning to Birmingham three local
companies of militia were ordered
under arms! At the present time, a
mixed company, numbering 100 men.
Is en route to Adamsvllle, where this
afternoon thero took place, an en
gagement between strike ' sympa
thizers and deputies. No authentic
report concerning the result of this
engagement has reached the city; al
though It is known that one deputy
is dead, others wounded, and that
many strike sympathizers have been
arrested. News of this engagement
was followed by the instant mobili
zation of troops, which are now en
route " to Adamsvllle with Major
Ledbetter in charge.
Troop B, Ordered to the Scrne.
a Montgomery.-o-Ahr. July "IT.-Tfoop
D. of the First Squadron Alabama
cavalry, which is now In camp here,
participating In the practice shoot,
received orders this afternoon to re
port In Birmingham to Sheriff Hlg
don to-morrow.
BRA D STREET'S TRADE REVIEW.
Mid-Summer - . Quiet Characterises
.- Trade Generally, But Good Crop
Conditions ' Keep ' Tilings Moving
Forward With Confidence More
; ; Life to Building Activity. .'
' 7 New York, July 17. -Bradstreet's
to-morrow will say: :.
Trade and industry are still In a
condition' of mid-summer quiet' with
preparations for fall trade, stimulat
ed by generally good crop progress,
going forward with confidence, but
with conservatism ruling operations,
pending clearer viewsof ultimate crop
and political .results. . Activity in
retail trade la centred In the disposal
of surplus stocks of summer goods" at
concessions but reduced public buy
ing ability is reflected In reports from
some centres of alow . progress In
clearing shelves of goods. Jobbing
activity is still mainly confined to fill
ing" small but frequently repeated or
ders for summer fabrics, though a few
Southern and Northwestern points re
port enlargement of takings for fall.
Wholesale trade Is preparing for fu
ture requirements, but primary
tones of production are running with
in control, and, curtailed outputs are
still a feature in most lines of Indus
try. There Is a little more . ljfe
In building lines principally South and
West and yellow pine Is firmer with
optimistic predictions from Southern
and Pacific, Northwestern lumber
men. Business failures for the week
In the United States ending July llth
number. 25, which compares with 14
last week.-177 In the like week of
107. lis - in If 01, in la DOS and
m iall-OI,
cqxferexces second day.
j UaSer WwIjSwKlott-t-cnwe
1 Preach '. Granted Four . Applk-aiu
ve
to
Applicants,
One,. Being . Charlotuv Broker-
; nwi Bra in ik nnn m wumqii
- . vuniiocuon wnn me musoiun
fields. The attendance is above the
expectation of the people and to-Jay's
programme was especially Interesting.
Rev. C. M. Plcfcens opened the general
discussion of the topic, missions, with
a carefully prepared address on tho
subject, "The Young People's Move
ment and Mission Study Class." The
importance of the better trained and
developed young people, especially In
knowledge of missionary plan and
work, was stressed. .
The sermon of last night is the
topic of conversation to-day. Tho
preacher was Rev. E. L. Bain, pastor
of Trinity chureh. Charlotte, and his
theme was 'The Dangers to Our Civi
lization." It was a magnificent ap
peal to the Christian world to recog
nize the dangers and perils of to-day
and remember their duty. The words
of Christ. "Ye Are the light of the
world," was the text chosen and the
ubjectjwas handled in a masterly
manner.
-The afternoon seeslon was given to
the discussion largely of the laymen's
movement. J. B. Ivey, of Charlotte,
district leader, occupied the chair,
and addresses were delivered by a
number of laymen and ministers. The
laymen decided to raise the offering
to foreign missions from $2,500 10
$5,000 and pledges were taken cov
ering this amount. Resolutions were
adopted pledging the churches to
make similar advances for ocher ben
evolences. License to preach were granted to
G. C. Brinkman. of Charlotte; John
A. McFalls, pt Plnevllle; William F.
Starnes and'M. A. Osborne. O. C.
Hrlnkman, who was recommended to
the annual Conference to be admitted
to trial, is a broker of Charlotte and
he will Immediately give up his busi
ness and enter the active ministry-.
The next annual session of the
Conference will be held with Belmont
Park church, Charlotte. J. B. Ivey
was chosen as the laymen's leader
for the coming year and R. L. Hard
ing, of Charlotte, as district treas
urer.
The routine business of the after
noon was enlivened when the report
of the committee on the "spiritual
condition of the churches" was read
by the chairman. Rev. E. L. Rain, of
Trinity church. Charlotte. One item
of the report read:
It is gathered from the renorts
that there is no scarcity of babies in
the district, but that the Methodists
are not baptlzintr ihelr share of
them."
The report was adopted without
a dissenting voice and the presiding
offloersuggested thit the report be
published in" Th'e Advocate. Imme
diately one of the delegates objected
unless the wording In the reference to
"baptism of babies" be changed. For
a few minutes there was a good-humored
discussion and resulted -in the
report being recommitted n thetom
mittee for amendment. Mr. Bain In
sisted that the report was In accord
ance with the facts but was willing
to abide by 'the instructions of the
Conference.
The session to-night was In the In
terest of the laymen's movement and
addresses were dellvered;-by C. W. Til-
lett and R. I.. Harding, of Charlotte
The house would not hold the people
who gathered to hear these distin
guished itentlemen and the movement
was given much Impetus by reason of
their splendid addresses.
MANY DEMOCRATS FOR TAFT.
The Repnblli-an Presidential Nominee
Deluged Willi Pers'msl Correspond
ence, a Feature of Which Is tho
Assurance of the Support of Many
Democrats, "Who Declare They Will
Not Vote For llrrm .orrrxii-l-
ruts Express Belief That Revenl
k Southern States Cnn Be Ca -riod
For H.'in.
Hot Springs, Va, July 17. Judge
William H. Tart's mall continues to
increase so that it Is dally making
greater demands upon his time, in at
tending to correspondence that must
nave his personal attention.
1 One of the most Interesting fea'iar!
of his mail Is the many letters ho Is
receiving from Democrats In all parts
of the country declaring that they
will vote and work for his election to
Ihe presidency in opposition to Wil
liam J. Bryan. These Democrats ex
press the greatest opposition' to Mr.
Bryan and many of them assert that
after his second unsuccessful cam
paign for tho presidency on the Dem
ocratic ticket they supposed he would
no longer be put forward for that of
fice. . Correspondents from Maryland,
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Csroilna
and Georgia declare their belief that
the Republican ticket can be elected
In 'those States,
While Mr. Taft reads the letters
with Interest he received Information
that there Is hope of carrying Georgia
with a feeling that on the part of the
writer the wish- is father ' to the
thourht. Intense feeling against the
policies of Hoke "Smith In that State,
Is looked upon as the foundation of
the bitterness of Georgia Democrats
toward the election of Bryan as they
look upon Bryan and Smith as repre
senting the same Ideas.
:'U. E. Ingalls. formerly president of
the Chesapeake, & Ohio Railroad, ar
rived here 'to-day and Is occupying
his cottage near the Homestead. He
Is almost constantly upon the golf
links while here, and to-day he- and
Judge Taft played against Oeorire In
galls, who, after giving them a handi
cap, came out even at the end of the
match. -' i:.. .-.v.
Haywood's Teachers' Institute Cloftrs.
Special to The Observer. - f V f'
? Waynesvllle, July 17. The teach
ers' institute that has been In ses
slon'here for the past two weeks cams
to an end to-day. . Prof. W. d. Car
michasl. .of Durham, who has been
In charge, closed his work this morn
lng and the examination for teach
ers' certificates - began. These n.
amlnatlons will close to-morrow.
Professor Carmlebael- has- impress
ed himself upotf.ihe teachers of Hsy
wood county and during he time he
has been here he has given them
much food for thought. -Z The teach
ers In a series of resolutions to-day
expressed their appreciation of. his
labors. '
HITCHCOCK- GOS ; y WEST
THE EAST BEING
NEGLECTED
For Once It eotng That Both the
Democrats ami lteHibllcans - Are
Fia-htlusr For the Voles at the West
ern States and Ignoring the Pivotal?
Stale of New York Tliat ohhho
wealth U on That Account Oullc
Sladr Bryan's Shrewdness Non
Plusvinz Uie G. O. P. No JJttlo
But Manager Hltclicock Is Holding;
His Job Down All Right GucKdng
As to Wbat States Bryan W1U Carry
Has Alresvdy Begun.
BY ZACU M'GIIKE.
Observer Bureau,
12 Post Building.
Washington. July 17.
xThe Hon. Frank H. , Hitchcock,
former First Assistant Postmaster
General snd by that token termed.
"General" Hitchcock, who subsequent
ly, because of his marvelous marshal
ing of the Imperial guard' of Roose
veltian postmasters In the Southern
States, became known to the world as
"Generalissimo" Hitchcock, now as
signed to the command of the whole
Republican army In the fleldf or in
other words, placed in charge or ine
fixing of the fences of the Q. O. P.. has
set Out for the West. As already an
nounced, he will hold conferences at
Colorado Springs with the fence fixers
of North and South Dakota, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Texas, Montana. Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho. Utah,
Arizona, Nevada. Washington. Oregon
and Kansas. This first move shows
that the Re-publican chairman is on to
his Job, ' for he has gone to the
"enemy's country." He tarried only a
ibrlef spell In the East, spent several
days with his big fat race-horse down
at Hot fiprlngs, then went to New
York to open up an office an3 study
how to get In touch with the fillers
of the money bags, came down here to
Washington two dayq ago and left this
morning to see what Hteps can be
taken to put out the Bryan fire In the
West.
This thing of the Democrats Ignor
ing New York, New Jerst-y and the
other doubtful 8tates in the East to
wage the war In the West has sort o'
non-plussed the G. O. P. The Re
publican leaders don't exactly know
what to think about it. Such
u thing has never (before been he.urd
of, and they are holding up tiielr
hands In front of their solar plexus
lest something hit 'em thrre from an
unseen place. This Mr. Hryan has all
of a sudden got shrewd, another hith
erto unheard of and unsuspected
thing. He has, moreover, held coun
sel with all the astute Democratic
leaders, those who heretofore hnvo
been lighting him as well as his orig
inal friends. It he Is really going to
neglect New York, he has something
up his sleeve, go Mr. Hitchcock gies
out to see about it. What Is It? Do
not think Mr. Hitchcock has not an
idea what It Is. He has sources of in
formation from his own men. Infor
mation, insld. secret informa
tion Is this astute (political general's
strong point. In fact., Longitx'foro the
Chicago convention and before he left
the Fostoffice Department he had his
foroe of feelers In tho middle West
organized and at work, and they have,
been terllng him things which give
him and the other Republican lead
ers an Idea of what Mr. Bryan Is think
ing of. There is something doing out
there, and If something Isn't done, it
will be somebody's undoing.
NEW YORK'8 WRATH AROUSED.
And New York is mad! Oee! Just
to think of any one presuming to run
for President, without currying favor
with the New York politicians! Mr.
Bryan. It was said at Denver, did give
tho New York delegation to under
stand that If they agreed upon a man
for Vk-e President he would favor
him, but nobody has even intimated
that he begged them to put up a can
didate or that he is to any degree sor
ry that they did hot. The Chicago
steam roller engineers decided that
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so much Importance that they con
sented to take a man objectionable to
the Roosevelt Republicans of the
whole country and nauseatlngly ob
noxious to the LaFollette stalwarts of
the middle West. They thought, of
t-v r .. I
course, uie iv. ..m..-v-
also name a New York man. for to
their minds, s It has .been to nearly
all political minds since the beginning
of American politics, no one couia
hope to be elected without carrying
New York. And no the Democrats
have named two men of the middle
West and announced that they do not
need or care about New York. Why,
some of the old bolters are going lo
support the ticket solely out of resent
ment, while several of the New York
papers ere so mad at being Ignored
that they seem to half hope them
selves to see the State go Democratic,
else the Democratic ticket might be
elected without New York, which
would be a terrible disaster as New
York views It.
HAS ALWAYS PLAYED A BIG
PART.
New York has so long enjoyed the
blessed position of being a pivotal
State, the courted of both parties, that
It Is Just simply unthlnkahle that she
should be Ignored Owing to the bigness
of New York's electoral vote, and the
narrow and oscillating margin between
the two parties, the Empire State has
heretofore ibeen a Die to dictate not
only party platforms, but to a large
extent candidates. - Not producing
great big men. she has yet had to have
something and In more than half the
presidential elections one or more of
the candidates lor mi vice presidency
comes from New Tork. ' Eleven times
out of the twenty-nine presidential
elections this country has elected a
Vice President from the State of New
York.. Six of these have been Demo
crats Aaron Burr, George . Clinton
(twice), Daniel D. Tompkins (twjee),
and Martin VanBurenj one was a
Whig Millard Fillmore; and five
were Republicans, William A. Wheel
erunder Hayes; Chester A. Arthur,
under Garfield; Levi p. Morton, under
Benjamin Harrison, and Theodore
Roosevelt, under McKlnley .
It Is , practically true, as has been
claimed, that since the war of seces
sion at least, how goes New York, so
goes the country. Jb IM4 New York
Went for McClellsn-against "Lincoln,
and twites the State went for Sey
mour against Grant, but In 1M4 the
Southern States were out of the Union
and did not. vote, while In 18(8 those
that wJre In the Unlon were under the
rule'of the Federal bayonet and went
Republican. The -only other times
since the war New. York has irons
ImocratIc were In H7.wben Tildn
was elected, and the two times Cleve
land was elected. 1914 and 1191. .
'IE GUESSING ALREADY BEGUN.
' If Mr.- Bryan csrrtes the "Solid
South,' as he did in If 91. with the ex-
KILLED BY AK OFFICER
BLOCK AD Fit RESISTED ARREST
Revenue Officers Harkrader and
Bcaiurr Go to Home of William
Swift, of Surry Counfy; With a War
" raut For His Arrest For Blocksd-
lng, 11 Retdsts and is Shot aitd K1U
l by Officer Harkrader Keren ue
Man Knocked Down With ; Chair
and Shoots in Self-Dcfense Ball
Penetrated Swift's Body and. Struck
His Wife in MOuth Everything
Possible Done to Save Life of
Wounded Man. ,
Special to The Observer.
Elkln, July 17. This morning at 1
o'clock Bevenue Officers Harkrader
and Beamer went to the- home - of
William Swift on Mltchels river near
Zephyr, P. O., Surry county, with a
United States warrant for Swift for
blockading. The officers knocked at
the door and Swift got up from his
bed and opened the door. Harkrader
went into the house and told him to
consider himself under arrest. Swift
picked up a chair and struefc the offi
cer, knocking him down, and as he
was getting up, he made for him the
second time when the officer fired on
him, the ball striking his rltfht jreast.
penetrating the lung and passing out
through the lower part of the shoul
der blade and entering the mouth of
Swift's wife, who was standing Just
-behind him.
Harkrader went to Dobson and sent
Dr. Stone to Swift's home, while a
messenger came here for Drs. Reece
and King. As soon as the physicians
got to the wounded man they did all
that it was possible to do for him, but
it was of no avail, and he died a few
minutes past 10 o'clock.
This Is the second life thaTTra been
sacrificed in that community which is
directly traceable to the liquor curse.
Only about three years ago Moody
killed Cranford near where, this
tragedy occurred this morning. Swift
was about 25 years old and considered
as a quiet, peuceable man, but un
fortunately got mixed up with a gang
of iblockuders anti lost his life as the
penalty of his wrongdoing.
CONFESSES TO FIVE MURDERS.
Vpvni Iluiik-ed Legally at Moiinilwvllle,
West Virginia, lor the Murder of
a Woman or lllnVOwn Hai, Tells
Minister That HeNWas Guilty of
Four Other Similar Crimea and
tilves the Names of His Victims
Hallcd4JiclglnaI!)- From Georgia
Moundsvlfe. W. Va., July 17.
Frank Johnson, a negro, was hanged
late to-day at the West Virginia pen!
tentiary here for the murder of Beu
lah Martin at Gypsy, W. Va., on
March 3d, last. The execution was
without Incident and death came
minutes after the drop fell.
A sensational feature of Johnson's
laot day was a confession made to
the chaplain of the prison, the Rev
II. B. Sanford, in which he said he
had committed five murders during
his career.
"It Is all right to hang me; I de
serve to be hanaytd," he told tho
clergyman, who had come to htm to
administer to his spiritual needs.
Johnson then gave the names and
addresses so far as he knew (hem, of
the live persons he said he had killed
He gave details of some of the mur
ders, hut as to others refused to give
particulars. Following is a list of at
lofted victim:
Unknown man In 1S98 in Blossburg,
Ala.
Kdlth S. Hanna, at 81 South Peoria
street, Chicago, in 1904
Blue, of Hhlppensvtlle, Ps., In
1908.
A woman, name unknown, at 1S2
South Seventh street. Steubenville. O..
on November 18th. 1907
Betilah Martin, negro, of Gypsy,
W. Va.. in March. 1908.
In hli confession Johnson says his
real name Is Edward Walton, and
that he was born In Georgia.
. i"i " '.ii j.i.mi.uii nan
hanged to-day was committed at
Gypsy, near here, last March. Afte-
shootlng the Martin woman, who had
refused to elope with him, Johnson
escaped to trie mils, roinwed uy a
posse numbering 400 men. PM!-sd-lns:
himself in an old barn, Johnrrn
defied arrest for two days, and In
that time shot and Kerlotisly Injuied
three of the possee, The negro was
only captured -vh ?n h V-arned the
posfe Intended to blow up the bsrn
with dynamite.
Tlfket Taker on No. 39) Arrcstett at
Spartanburg.
Speelal to The Observer.
Spartanburg. S. C. July 17. F. N.
Willis, a ticket collector or andltor
on passenger train No. S9. of 'the
Southern road, was arrested here this
morning on a warrant sworn out by
Coroner J. 8. Turner, charging him
with breach of trust. Coroner Turner
says that while a passenger on the
train from Cowpens last Wednesday
he was charged 40 cents fare, when
should have pald only' "' cent."
Turner says he protested aratnst the
excessive charge and that Willis said
he had as much grit a any msn that
ever came out of Virginia or Ten
nesaf. and that Willis wanted to
stophe train and settle the matter.
The arrest of Willis caused consider
able delay to 19. for the train had
to he held until Willis4 could arrange
to give bond. The case will be Inves
tigated next week.
ception of Maryland, which he never
has carried and which is doubtful this
time, and including Oklahoma which
Is as certain as any one of the South-
ern States, he will have to start on 15 J I
votes In the electoral college. If he'
carries all the other States he carried
In 1S9S Nebraska. Kansas, Nevada,
South Dakota, Utah. Washington and
Wyoming he will have 47 more or
205. To be elected he must have 143.
Indiana.-Illinois, Wisconsin, which are'
considered - probably v Democratic,
would, give him ISO. ' Ohio has SI
votes, and that States Is considered
doubtful, although- Vohry's, Taft's
Ohio manager, says It wt'l go-for Taft
bv 100.000. the same majority
.k mv Omits ... .i.. . . ! wno were tried in the Court of Gen-
ni' 5," , r!ifror.vTJitr Sessions hp the charge of mur-iMi-J2
for kUUnT Charles Crocks at
C V,vl.ri f "l Enoree last November, were found
Maryland are the only other States la) rulity. The case was besun yes
whlch there Is considered even a fight- j ,,rday ad concluded this morning,
lng chance .for the Democrats, If no Tn jurjr remained in the Jury roo
account Is taken of New York.
Ana mma you. no account is being: home of the Simmons' armed with a
taken of New York with Its 14 vetfs. shotgun and axe for the purr'1 e
Mr. Hitchcock has, therefore, gone to, taking possession, of a mul. A f
the West and if Is believed here that took place and Crocker was k..
his principal headquarters. will be ialThe defendant entered ri of s--:r-Chlcago.
, . ' defense. . -
TO RAISE FREIGHT.. BATES
Railroads take finai action. ,
An Advance of From 4 to It Cents
Pcr: Hundred Pound Over the
Present Rates Decided Upon by the
Executive OlUrera of the Jlailroad
Systems Interested In tlie Meeting -aulvTIJifl---The
Increase" W Ul '
Affect All the Territory South of
the Ohio River and West of the
MiHsiattippi -The Increase Necessary
In Order to Meet , Increased Ex-. .
penscw The Opponents of the Ac- .
tlon Declared That at tbe Present
Time It Wis Impolitic, Bot They
Were Overruled Indiana Shippers
to Resist the Advance.
Louisville. Ky., July It. That
freight rates should be advanced In -the
territory of the Southeast Freight
Association and the Southeastern Mis- "
slsslppl Valley Association, which, ;
takes In all of the territory south ;
of the Ohio river and east of the Mis-
slsslppl river, was decided on at the ;
meeting of the executive officers of
all of the railroad systems Interest
ed, which closed to-day. The ad
vance, It is said, will be from 4 to 10
cents a hundred pounds, horizontally
to correspond with the advance de
cided on by the Southwestern Freight "
Association recently. The advance
was decided on after considerable op
position on the part of certain rail
road executives who maintained that
an advance of rates at the present
time was Impolitic, but this opposi
tion was finally won over by the argu .
ment that In order to meet the vari- v
ous increased expenses, an Increase la
rates was absolutely necessary. The
clerical forces of the railroads In-
terested are quartered In Louisville
temporarily working out the tariffs.
It Is considered probable that the
tariffs will net be In-shape, for filings
before August 1st, and in accordance '
with the requirements of the Inter
State commerce commission compell
ing rates to be filed 10 days prior'
to becoming effective the new rates
will not be in force until September
1st.
Indianapolis. Ind., July 1,7. It was
stated by prominent shippers that the
Indiana Manufacturers and Shippers"
Association will resist with persist
ency kny attempt by the railroads to :
increase freight rates in central
freight association territory. The -fact
that a tariff schedule represent- '
lng Increased rates In the Southwest
ern Freight Association territory has
been filed, together with reliable In- "
formation to the effect that the olB-
cers of the Central Freight Associa
tion are now In session In Chicago
seeking rates, will hasten to fruition '
such plans as have been put on foot""
for a conference of representatives
of shippers' associations of practically .
all States of the Union. This con
ference which likely will be held in
Indianapolis, will take up the question
of the proposed Increase In rates all
over the United States and will adopt -plans
for fighting the movement of '
the railroads.
RUNAWAYS IN CINCINNATI.
Two-Charlotte Urdu, Willie Fowler
and Peter Ezzell, lull Into Hands of '
Polh-e. Hut Arc Let Go Mother of
Fowler In Dying Condition and
Wants to See Her Boy Before Uit3
End Oonrrs.
Speelal to The "Observer.
Cincinnati, O.. July 17 Willie .
Fowler and Peter Ezzell, both IS
years old, runaways from Charlotte,
N. C, are somewhere In 1 Cincinnati.
The father of the Ezzell boy wired the.
local police this morning asking them, -to
locate the lads. The Fowler boy's'
mother Is dying and she wants to see
her son .before the end. An hour .or .
two before the telegram was received
two boys answering their description
were detained for a -few-minutes by
the police, but the officers allowed tho
boys to slip through their fingers. The
lads seemed to give a pretty straight-'
forward account of themselves and.
were allowed to go. Now the entire
police are looking for them.
Young Fowler Is the son of Mrs.
Henry M. Fowler, a widow, and hla
mother Is now In the Presbyterian
Hospital In- a critical condition, with,
death, the physicians say, only a ques
ton' of hours. He has three sisters,
one of whom is employed In the office
of Mr. Stuart W. Cramer. The Fowl
ers are from Burlington. Young Ez
zell is the oldest son of Mr. W. P. Es-
sell, foreman of The Evening Chron
icle, a younger son. David, ran away
with Peter and thj but
the older boys left him In a small
town In Kentucky and he telegraphed
his rather yesterday, requesting trans
portation home, which has been for
warded him. Every effort has been
made to reach young Fowler te brine
him to the bedside of his dying moth
er. , - , . - . .
Alleged Murderer Brought to Char
lotte Tom Winston.
Rpecial to Tho Observer. . .. . '
Winston-Salem, July 17. -EifSmall.
colored, who was arrested here last
night on suspicion of being the man
wanted In Charlotte for the murder
of Will Clinton, colored," about eight
months ago,, was carried to Charlotte
this evening by Policeman J. M.
Youngbtood. who arrived here this af
ternoon. . The alleged murderer has
been at work here for the city. The
Charlotte officer could not positively
Identify the negro as the murderer Is
unknown to him -and his fellow offi
cers. A, brother and other relatives
of the murdered man are the only
ones who can Identify htm.
Plea of Self-Defense Sustained by
-v ;.; ,. Court.,. , .
Special to The Observer. . , ,
Spartanburg, 8. C July 17. James
1 about one hour. Crocker went.t th