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' ' : J WW 1 V SUBSCRIPTION PEICE : $8.00 A YEAR CHARLOTTE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1908. : PRICE TIVE CENTS. A WW . rfnri i3! i MYSTEBY GBOWS DEEPEK -. V 'ii , ' . . IN THE KVSTKf.r MURDER CASE. Insurance Companies Carrying Insnr . m rr. Ruatln's Life Take i Hand and Ask That the Evidence of - Mr. Da via and Sir. Rice tus i-er-i petustrd Fouue Invention 'Re. . it Vrom Rustln Home Tlmt - Three Men Were Seen Back of the iioiiu Aimnt the Time of the Biur- . dep Cluu-Ies DavU, Cliarged WttJ - tbe Murders Has a' Fortune or ,ua , Own. v- .-.-.-: -. ! ' - .- nnuhL Neb Sept 12. The Insur ' ance companies have Uken a hand In tbe Dr. Frederic Kusnn muruer my ' f.rv an d to-day three different com ' panlea filed petitions in the District Court asking that the testimony of both Mr. Davis ana Mrs. . nice w perpetuated. A list of questions, which was attached to -the' petition, la nronosed to Davie and Mra. Rice. ' th. niiMtion coverlnr practically the aame ground aa tha" covered at the - Inquest, . , xne - purpose is o . the testimony of theae two witnesses In proper legal form to present aa evidence in case either snoum ' the jurisdiction of the Omaha courts. Th. In.nrano romnitllM Signing . tha natltinn are tha Aetna Life. Of , Hartford. rvnn.. . which had a $10. ! 000 policy on Rustin's life, and the Tr.v.lin' - Insurance ' Company. " Of " Hartford, and the Employers Liability ' of London. Each of tne latter cpm ' panlea has $5,000 on Rustin's life. -In each policy is a clause declaring void the Insurance m case t -ured died of intoxicants or while un- ' der the -influence of, intoxicants. ' : IPUOTI!, UIE PAMB OUT OF wooDa. . ' r.M.nr ntnruv Enrllsh to-day made an Investigation ol reports from .v.. hnma of J. A. Becker, living at ; Forty-first and Dodge streets. Just one block In the rear of the Rustln home. - Members of the family toid English . that they heard noises back of their house en the morning of the Rustln " tragedy and the young daughter-of ays she saw three men come out of . the woods back of tneir nome -- . v vnvtv.flrat atreet: about- o'clock in the morning. Mr. and Mra Becker nd their daughter, all i keard the noises ane got up a ot hut auid dlatlnaulsh nothing, although Mra Becker sat by the win dow for twenty minutes, she says, " This was at 1:65 in the morning- The noises contlnuea but as mere -'a, v.. nn trouble Mra Becker.' as well as her husband and daughter : - retired. At. hour later, or t o'clock, the '"' daughter Florence got up again to get a drink-, or war, a--, : and' tolnr into the bath room, avhioh faces west on" Forty .traot ahn aaw three men come out of the ahadow of, the trees back i of the house, soutn. ana go past house, In a siortneriy ajrecuou. COULD SEE THBJM PLAINLY, There Is a gas lamp on the cor- . ner end I could see me men piainiy. ..1 rinr.ni-. Rpoktr. "They all had their coata off but as they went past ' the house they put them on. Two - 1 of the men were in the shadow cast by the third ana i coma no w "-" v very wen. I thought at the time that ' the thick aet man I saw was the - aame man I. saw about noon the day "t'uIs man, she said, laid down on '. mu in h rear of the two houses fronting on Forty-first street. next to Farnam street. ' ; - t "1 was uncommonly interested -m the noises that early in the morning." ahn continued, "because we had, rea son to believe that some one was ' trying to steal our chickens. For ' that reason I listened for a long time . but decided that the noises were meae by a couple of men who were drunk. "However, when we got our even ing paper on the day Dr. Rustln was - killed I said to myself. Those noises last night had something to do with v It,' and notified the police about 6 1 o'clock In the afternoon. Detective Mitchell was sent out' and he talked with my father and myself and took down everything we said." -. A representative of the Aetna In ' surance Company " declined to - say whether the policy of $10,000 In his company on the dead man's life would i 1e contested. All concerns carrying ' Insurance on Rustin's life are work ing together. It was stated to-day that Charles . J5 Davis, charged with the Rustln murder, has a fortune of his own amounting to about $75,001).' most of which came to him when his father ' died and the estate was divided. The money Is Invested 1n stock of the Davis Real Estate Company and the First National Bank. . ' Mr. Davis' wife is coming to Omaha from California Members of the Davis family decline to divulge Mra ' Davis California address, - but say ha ham haan fullr Informed of what L vi niioii cru. - int. muu iaistia'" ! have been separated for. about seven Jtas transpired. Mr. and Mrs. i Davis years, out he has made regular remit tances for the support of his wife and daughter, who have .lived In several . places since tbe - separation. Includ ing two years in Paris, where the ' , daughter studied music THAW HELD TO BKLY CONTEMPT V.nWl .M.a . L II.. m tttn ixecuiors ATter Having Been - Summoned May Be Irced to Go to Pittsbarf to Show Cause Why , jits eiaonia -iv juo A'nnuuiea Juxtr ' Contempt. . - .. .- Pittsburr. Sept-It. npon the ap plication of W. C. Boyd, a lawyer of Poughkeepsie. N. William . . R. Tttnlr. . . pafaf"a In Kanlr.nnlnv r-A a 0 . issued a certificate stating that Harry X. Thaw bad failed to appear at the - heaiisf of fa far credltora in this city - last' Friday morning after , having t- been summefied to do so. The certift--. -cate of Referee Blair, which nractl. , 'cally. holds Thaw to .be In contempt of the United etates Court, was only .granted after Attorney Boyd had gdne through every-legal formality requested by the refere. ; It is now believed, that Mr. Boyd will file the certificate In the United Bute Court and ask for a rule to force Thaw to come to Pittsburg and show cause why he should not be . punished for contempt This prob ,ably will be done next week. . . .- In presenUng the petition for v a . certificate Attorney Boyd, who repre ; Bents a Pourhkeepsle hotel keeper, stated that Thaw's presence was de ' Blred for. the purpose' of examination In reference- to the Income received from his father's estate. , - . Roger O'Mara, trustee for ' Thaw, returned from Poughkeepsle . to-day. "He said Thaw was well, but was not particularly anxious to come te Pitts burg at this time unless his creditors wanted hln to. '. ' ;j l ' nominated For Congress. Birmingham. Ala Sept II. J. B. Sloan, of Blount county., wss noml- j nated for Congress from the ninth I Alabama district at the Republican j convention held In thia city to-day. AYCOCK BTIES .IlEM - UP MH. t AYCOCK,4T GREEXSBORO. On of Uie Best Pltlcali' Speeches Ever Heard lu- OuUford Couuty D . livered Yesterday . by ExXSovernor ; Charles B. Aycotit Io Dissects the jifTjubllcau . fctate ' iUUorro An , sequent Tribute Paid Bryan by tho , ' tspeaker- la ' Interrupted 4 Whllo tpeaking ' on Trusts and Tariff iGullford Convention , Ratxfieaj Pri mary UecUon-J-Sale of Odell Prop- 'orty .Postponed; by Judge Boyd cuarlotto Alan VoluuiaryBeuk rupt. , .. ';-"''.--" V '.'.&.. iit" Observer 'Bureau. . i-; '-" -j ' The BeviU Building, sv ' ' - Greensboro. Sept. 12. The ' Guilford , county 'f Democratic convention t o-day ratified the nomi nations made by the precinct prima. rles last Saturday and nominated & nes tast Etaiuraay ana nominatea vr. H. McKinney for -oounuty chairman over J...W McNalry and A. Weather- ty, tne primaries r having raited to make a . nomination for thls .'omce. Every precinct in the county was rep resented, the crowd being one ot the largest that, has attended a . county convention In Guilford In many years. Prior to the regular business of the convention ex-Governor Aycock made a stirrinc address of an hours icngtn. The ticket as ratified and nosninatea rh. srata Bonat. ri Jnh. a. Bar- ringer;1 House of , Representatives, J. R. Gordon and T. J. Murphy; anerm. B. E. Jones: register of deeds, A. G. Kirkman; treasurer, O. H." McKinney; surveyor, Itobert N. Gilchrist; eoro-1 ner. W. W. Wood; county commis sioners. J. A. Davidson. L. .A. Walker, w. C. Tucker, w. o.-Braasnaw ana W. C. Tucker. In presenting the speaker of the , ' , . , v occasion. ex-uovernnr memucr i " - j. Brvan stands alone as tno greatesii human force for good government In x. .T.A nradlcted the election Ah. Wsbrartan a. President In re- t- - Atrmlnation on the part of the American people to rule tnsi government. - 'v ATCOCK'g BFKiBvir 'i wi- altn omlne on the State ticket lor Tx-riovernor Aycock was greeted I Corporation Commissioner. - made a ith an nvatlnn that displayed the enthusiasm of -the Oullfora immac- car. cnaries . towiei, tne tiepuoii racy and proceeded to make what Is can candidate for Congress In. ..-the Denounced one of the best ' political fig hth congreasional was here ?ZJrS! troemykthit " A -awl Kia I si si Ttm at ratio year. Mr. Aycorn aas'av s aw--- , - , , . declared that Nortn waroima ttaa tha haat sovetnment in tD0 Amer-i lean Union..' He then proceeaea w dissert the platform adopted Dy Republican State convention In Char- lotte declaring that the Republicans w ' hvnocritlcal In . declaring for T".. twir;" .v. Tmnnmrat aaif.a-Avernment. . wim itttuiiu . -..wainn-'iind .fos I have ncre,l.rom 0 000 to ???d"4.,0Ld A?n.moJ aiAnann mnA atated that tne Unra ... ,,v..vw-, -- ------ . cratic administration in this i State soi loots from corpor -k Interests two-thirds or ut . . quirea or a m M aMaatinV T VI SB S X IfCllH VS I tne Btate gY"'"""- Til 6 0 pea iter iuuuu m I publican B ,.Bk. toltv. and Mr. kosemond stated that this f VV .? tv. havlnr made the the DemocraU lor navins iu i hav Republican a white man's party, and ..M th receouon tinoonu T...kil.iii na.ndldate for Gov- LI1B nyuwMv . , ernor, upon his return home from the State convention would have been impossible unaer iuu Carolina. iM ....-tl vr Ivmcii nam mn .uH--1 J " . . . .a I tribute to Bryan, sayina J""":"' Is due to his true heart which oeaw in sympathy with the striving; people and that he does not patronise any one but meets an on an bjuw. i r ..a ArmrrDea as m ui"'. i t . nominated fori S.t M thi great body of tha wn.raaa his opponent was the 1 . - I cnoice i - hU ad-1 .. uh ttronr argument tor the dress with a Jal TmooraUO platform of the naUnaJ mcTi, party, laymg PJ' aeoosita tariff, the guaranty of bank deposits and the Income tax planks. iis ar gument was clear ana concise -M elicited much appiause. - INTERRUPTED . BY EX-SHERIFF, In the course of his argument on the tariff wherein he took the posi- h. th. tariff is the mother of rr..i.t. Mr. Aycock was Interrupted byl a.HhArtrr J. F. Jordan, who told the crowd that he had been requested byl District, Attorney Holton and to lawyers from Washington; to xurnisni nvldenca In a case that was to oe i brought by the government In an errort'V p'ut tha T-t. . aa- axa Ar nilHlTlKflPL. . fUT. dDf I purpose oesueu, u ,.. : -- i of It . , . . I After ex-Governor Aycock a Pc'i. Ik. rnnvantlon took a recess Until II o'clock this afternoon, when a per-1 manent organization was periectea oyi the election or x Point.' as permauoiifc 1 n hT Collins and the representatives! I .VI rMmwratie nress as Dermanent ..r.r.ri.a ,- i . 1 secretarlea .a . - I 'a ;,mrr treasurer the ?n5dA.'0fJlt"U.f. on it cvniiH u. i AVtr at. VAflOalltiOn llmltlnff ACIHOCrtltlC offloeholders 'In this county to two! terms. . The resolution was taoiea nyi a'good majority. .'After the convention the county! executive committee met and elected I rharioe A. Hinea chairman, ana -. xt rniiina MPHtir. Mr. nines was 1 elected chairman after 'E. A. Brown I had declined .a unanimous .re-election in the most positive terms. , -I TTnAn tha annllnatlnn tt '': thW.re- t eelver. Mr. Ceasar Cone. Judge Boyd a . .i.Vls tha T evidence and was Jurr had been secured it was compos dan furnished Sfh-whT ed of eleven lawyers and the veteran told 11 was sufficient to acmvUththa Frankun town.n,p poutIcUn. Mr. this afternoon issued an order from ICompaay will cut off one of its cars tha TTnited Rtate Court' nostponlngl and crew, between Spencer and Ful- the sale of the property of the Odell j U.niif.tiirlil rnfmufl (hlrk UI advlertlsed to take place next Wednes . r j , day. The data for the postponed sale will be arrhounced later. P. T.'Freeland, of Charlotte, to-day was declared A ..voluntary bankrupt His liabilities are named at $12,000. with nominal asset - . . , , . Premier Christen urn Hands in Resig-- nation. T Copenhagen, gpt 12. Tho Danish Premier, J. C. Christensen, to-night handed the Carlnefs resignation-to the King, In accordance' with the lat ters demand. Premier Christensen's resignation had been loudly demanded by the public and the newspapers ever since the downfall ef M. Albertl. the ex-Minister of Juntice. who recently surrendered. himself to the police and confessed to widespread frauds. - C0WLES; MAKES ; " SPEECII ADDRESSES ROWAN COXVENTIOX EbBi.of Rowan Hold Oonten. lion and Put Out Full Ticket Oongretutional Candidate Cbwleg eipeaks r Over ' in Ilnnr ' a.ixl Claims He Will IMxt ii.4irt ll?LV ilJ oi jtouiinit ant Liawyers Tries Di ,Jorce CaseStreet Car Servlcw o Ue Curtailed 8nnwW . oiih . ArU luunis, very tvw Civil Cases I Reacbed A Day's News From. I Salisbury, v T. r . .. .1 Observer Bureau. 421 North Main . itrMt . A Salisbury, ent 12. ' ' The Republican county convention met in the court house to-day at 1:0 o clock and nominated a full county ticket as follows: Rtata Ranata Pant T. . . " IT Ramsay; House of Represen- Messra John A. Ramsay, M. V. Con - I Jr. AiDngnt; sheriff. John O. Houston: I register of deeds, jr. H. Manw'trnu. urer. Prof.' F. B. Brown; coroner, Dr, A. B. Goodman; county, commission ers. Dr. E. M. Summerelp. William T. Gheen, Jesse P.; Crowell, J. H, I Frick and M. G. M. Fisher. An ex i BCUtlv. Mnimiu.. Mmnn nt ntnr. ..v m vi .v,.r,,. .a Messrs. John A. Ramsey, M. V. Con 1 oor A. L. Hall, D- M. Blackwelder i ana j. a. r ncic was namea, Capt John A. Ramsay was made chairman of the convention and Mr. Charles J. Kestler secretary. , Irame diately after the business session was over apt. J. T. Rosamond, a con due tor on the Southern . Railway . be tween Snencer and Raima, and one Of - - ' the legislative nomineea addressed the 1 ,, , .v.. v. ,i Zr . . . """.r. .""S !? 1 tae Dre!nt Kp5??nt"lr, .i KTwr"" VJ": --"'".-; v.""." pt,ign on every gtump In the county, Enlgneer Harry Elmore, of Spencer, I brief talk. ff J natiomO, State and I HAlin, XatJ UCICHUOU Illay W W II .ant,Aa w u i suu miatncu m l itacav i. k bb gov.vaufi claiming the district Republican by frnm . nnft tn . 00 ma1orltv and i prophesied the time when North Caro-1 lina would be found in the Republican column. A plumber of Democrats heard Mr. Cowles and be was given the closest attention by the hundred '". ..-u K. -v. i Walter Murphy. Democratic elector- at-large. . was among ' Mr. Cowles" Hearers.- It could vt-platy. seen Jhat B'P.hllcans aregolg to centre i xue. nruuuiicui. ... auina lu cidlt. ,.,.. --i .... , , icir uBiii. un mi vum vi puenii '" tna hope 0j elect,njr Mr Houston. He was given an ovation when he came before the convention. Represents- ViT.r;. '"" '"""" V IVS 111 hen fWaa 1 laWIAAKariA a m aa i ,r"-.""UJ-J Vr" r v-bvu, v-- .Vw matter would be in the hands of the -' ..... w. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. , Tire, Salisbury Township Sunday School Convention will hold two ses. sions' (a this city to-morrow. The first will be held In the First Presby terian church at 4 o clock In the at ternoon and will be addressed by I o . r OCVlCMtl B. Robertson and I Secretary B. F. Stevenson, -of . the epeMer Railroad Y. M. C. A. At o.cl0Ck ln tne evenlng the session wlu be neid in the rBt - Baptist cuurcn at wnicn time nev. Jr. w. a. Reformed I xuitera. sasior ot tne church, will sneak Mr. M. L. Jackson to-day showed The Observer representative soma I speclmOns of corn which will compare with any ln the State. He has thlrtyl awes In Biggs prolific, from which he xP"rt" 10 ather "etwen I.OO Oand $.500 bushels. Some stalks contain M may M ten eara WnUo th ver a,e j, four and a half to flv earsJ Mlv jacjaon wm ,en on thousand! bushels at $2.40 a. bushel. . Superln- lapaeni jaeacnam, oi tne state exper- lment farm In Iredell county, visited Mr. Jackson's farm several weeks ago and declared this one of toe greatest corn yields he had ever MtL ,' ' . JURY OF LAWYERS. , When Attorney Walter H. Woodson brought up the divorce case tn Supa- nor wourt to-aay ot croweu vs. uro weu, wnare tne piatnun, coiorea, asx d separation from his spouse on j a.v - - vh james : A. Hudson. Just at this moment Colonel . James H. Horah. of the Salisbury . bar. uma In and Mr. Hud an n waa amnaad and Colonol Horah put In the Jury I dox, thus making a Jury composed I 10;Much Interest Is - -w . " - H. Clement president of the SUte Bar Association; T. C. Una, Stahl 3Unn Burton Craige, Bismarck Capps, O W. . Garland. H. Lea Wrljrht. T. Hudson, J. H. Horan! Pntlff was granted an abwluts - -. , Cliinski-i. Pmivf artnninar1 V. la fret a, h aoon at 1 o'clock -after-anendine I nearly aU of tha two weeks' term online then. Mr. . Kltchln' s speech the criminal docket ' Very few civil! caseswere tried. A half dosen dl-l vorces were granted. This was Judge t wcddi nrst visit to Kowan in an or-i ucisi capacity ana ne ereauy impress-i d the Salisbury bar and cltlsens gen-1 7. , . - . - v' CURTAILING CAR SERVICE. ' TUrlnniha- Mandav 'mnrnln. tha ffT. I Isbury A Spencer Street Railway ton Heights Park. This will only I m m -iuiuiw Kiiman, wiiku v. ... ,..k. .Vw. I twenrm.uT.H:du 'VudarV w i run on the hour and half hour each ..v inataad at averv twenty minutes eacit way. . Tha Rowan County Medical Society will hold a meeting at the city hall Monday, at .11 ,o,'ckck. Papers will be read by Dra. John Whitehead and Charles W. Woodson. It will be good news to know that Grace, the little dsnghter of Senator and Mrs. Lee S. Overman, who was treatened with diphtheria, Has now entirely recovered, and no further ap-1 prehension Is felt waiter Murphy, Democratic elector at-large, leaves to-morrow for New' barn, where Monday - night be will address the cltlsens of the Craven capital on the issues of the campaign and from now on Mr. Murphy will -be tzJniJZ? un th8 clos' ot the . ADAMS BV, AOCLAMATIOX. Firteentn District DetnotTata Xoml- nate Mr. Josephs S. Adams to Fill Out I'nexplrod . Term of Judge Moore Tbe Nombjce Kot Able to I Si-cia. . ,0 The OUrver. Aiwutt umveouon. , Ashevllle. . Sept. 1. The Demo Crats of the fifteenth Judicial district I to-day nominated by acclamation Mr. '' jx auiihs, oi mqsviub. iu hw Superior Court Judgeship to fill out the unexpired term of the late Judge I rxeaencK Moore. " ixr. v. w. xacn I ary. of Transylranla county, was I maae permanent cnairman oi me coo- una man sr. j. n. owuia, ui usu son.; nermanent secretary. - After the convention baa Been caii- I ed to order friends of Judge Murphy I moved that the vote of upper worn in y, Buncombe county, be counted and fh u be made a part of record that j Judge Murphy had carried thia coun ty. When the county convention was held last Saturday the delegates from Upper Hominy with five votes in, the county j convention for judge Murphy, were all absent A letter, however; had been sent requesting that the votes be counted; that in short Upper Hominy be allowed to vote by proxy. This request was voted down and the convention vote stood 11.80 for Adams and 61.20 for Murphy. To-day Judge Murphys friends Insisted that the Upper Horn ing De counted and that it be made a part of record that Judge Murphy had carried Buncombe. The efforts of Judge Murphy's friends were lost, however, and nominations were declared in order, the counties to cast the votes as certified to the Judi cial convention. Mr. Looks Craig then, on behalf of Judge Murpny, arose and thanked the rnenas or I t,.h xnmh h. th. ninnnrt that m m b o u . .... j ' m- r had been given him. I Mr. cnaries A. WDD ronowa Mr. alg and on behalf of Judge Murphy mevta that the nomination or Mr. Adams be made unanimous by ac- clamatlon. The" motion prevailed and Mr. Adam, was declared nomin.t d unanimously. Hon, j. m. uua ger, Jr., then thanked the convention for the honor conferred upon Mr. Adams, saying that Mr. Adams had expected to be In attendance But tnat he had been detained In Tancey county. MR. COX'S ADDRESS SHORT. He Declares That He Is a Friend of the Laboring Man Considerable ICnthuslasm Marks Republican Rally at Ashevllle. w - - Special to The Observer. Ashevitle, Sept 12. J. Elwood Cox, Republican candidate for Gov ernor of North Carolina, was the guest of honor of the Republican club of Ashevllle to-night. The Club pulled off a-rally at the county court house when James J. Brltt, Mr. cox and A. A. Whltener spoke. The court room' waa -filled w.lWh. Republicans wnan in. Tn.pr i ri w waa m ea in nrnpr. I " ... . . Mr. Brut was master or ceremonies -nd mad. ths "opening, speech. The n.nuhc.n. .howed considerable en- thu.,Mm .nd trom their statidoolnt the rally was a success Mr. Cox's address was short He referred to the enthusiasm and said that similar enthusiasm from other sections of the State, coupled with an I indenandent vote, had made the Dem- r r ocrats sit up and take notice. Mr. Cox said that he had been charged with being- a friend of the trust and not of the laboring men. "I say to you," said ne, "inat i nave not a dol lar Invested in any line of business which any man could claim even savored of a trust and I have no In terest, directly or Indirectly, In any sort of combine or trust." He de clared that ha was a friend of the laboring man. Iredell Oarnpalgn Opened by Kltrhln ana ajcock. Special to The Observer atatesvllle. Sept. 12. -The Demo Aratlc camoalarn was ODened here to- av when Hon. W. W. Kltchln. Demo- cratic nominee for Governor, and Mr. B. F. Aycock, Democratic candidate or Corporation Commissioner, ad- dressed a large crowd which filled the urge auditorium of the Iredell court Aouse. numbers of ladles being pres- ent Mr. Kltchln waa Introduced by Mr. L. C. Caldwell aa the next Gov-. ernor of North Carolina and he spoke for nearly two hours. Tha audience was attentive and the speaker was applauded from time to time. His speech was practically a repetition of those made elsewhere. He stat ed that he expected to be elected and that be expected the State to go Democratic henceforth. He says the object of his speeches about the State I0u, J i bid liiht. Md are to convert Republicans, whom he to make State Dem ocratie ticket as unanimous as pos sible. , - Mr. Aycock was Introduced by Mr! .W. D. Turner and spoke only a few mlnutea He argued. that the Democrats should organise and see that Congressman Hactcett Is re-elect ed Caldwdl County Aroused PollUcally. Special to The Observer, being shown ln politics In this county Just now as a result-perhaps, of the several speeches delivered here and at 'Other places In the county during the past few days. Mr. Charles H. Cowles,-Republican nominee for Con gress in this district addressed the people nere Monday and has spoken t several other points In the county Thursday : augmented the Interest ln matters political all over the county, Thursday night Senator B. F. Aycock maae a strong speecn to gooa an oience in tne court nouse. n m tne opinion here that Mr. Aycock will fill piaco i wwun ; woauniwion. Lwl1thf' rmgth and ability. Ht has Certainly; rendered In the past Signal services to the people of the State. Democratic) .Club .at Beewcincr .City. Full of life. v- Special to The Observer, s ... .a ... A Willi. ocwraer v ii, mum4j a AJicnui' Club , w. organised her. last V." L"!!?; ber and it held an enthusiastic meet- ling to-day at which the membership was Increased to one hundred. Dr. D. A. Garrison Is president and J. 1L Ramseur,' secretary, . The club main tains club rooms where the Demo cratic papers, daily and weekly,. State and National, are on file for the use of the members. - Mr. E. T, Webb i met with the club to-day and made a stirring and effective speech. - The en- thuslasm of the club is remarkable and the boys say that hey Intend to have things their way on election day. Yesterday's primaries-' tn ' Cumber. land. i - Special to The Observer. " Fayetteville, Sept 12. The follow SEWS OF STATE. CAPITAL SALES OF TOBACCO IX AUGUST. Wilson Leads, With an ' Enormous BusfneNs In tlto Weed Reported A New Market Developed at Falrblurr : OimmiHioiier Pauerson Serious Iv ill Frult-Growers to Be Given lustrnctlons In Packing Mad Dog - Bits Seven Cblldren at Ralclgb Ciovernor Glenn to Take Part citato Campaign This Week Tab - cmatle Pastorate Declined ' by i Georgia Minister Brijrgs Invited to Dcuss the Issues With. Mr. Pou. , Observer Bureau, , ; . The Holleman Building. ' ' v : Raleigh. Sept 12. To-day news came from the home of .Commissioner of Agriculture Pat terson of his serious Ulnoss. He Has attacked by grip two weeka ago. and has been ln bed ever since, compu cation developed during the past few daya. . ; j.'be State Agricultural Department makes Its reports on sale of loaf to bacco in warehouses for August thirty-seven places reporting.. Wilton leads, the sales there amounting to 2.S1C.$($: Kinston. second. 2,085.114 Greenville, third. 1,501,595; Fairbluff, fourth. 1.417,170. Next in order come Farmville. Fairmont, Winston -balem, Goldsboro and Oxford, the other mar kets beinr well b3low these. The to tal sales amounted to It. 328,498 There Is an enormous ouslness In the warehouses at Wilson. All the to. bacoo In the eastern part of tho 8tate was cut and cured before the great rains came and hence suffered no damage but that west of Raleigh was Injured - considerably. The develop ment Of Fairbluff aa one of the big markets is of interest showing how tobacco culture hss returned to tho eastern section of the etate where it was originally so Important hundreds of years ago. DEMONSTRATIONS IN PACKING The assistant State horticulturist has returned from the western part of the SUte. where he has been look Ing after tho arrangement ror meet ings of farmers, at which there will be demonstrations of tne packing ci annlea commercially. SUte Morticul turist Uutt loaves Monday ior tne western section. At a number of polnU these demonstrations will be held, including Mount Airy, Brushy Mountain. Lenoir. Blowing Rock Hendersonvllle and Waynaville. II Is coins: over the ground where ho and SUte Entomologist Sherman went last spring when they showed the people how to spray and card for the treea Now they will go to tne same points and show the people now to pack the fruit in the same orchards. DOO BtTi olsvis.i, To-dav another patient came to State Biologist Shore, at tht Agricul tural Department, to be treated for a bite of a mad dog, bringing the num ber under treatment blUon by the Raleigh dog up to sevin, lur tolorad and three whites. One white lan came to the doctor with a so-called mad stone tied to his arm. . Demonstrator - T. B. Parker, Of the SUte Agricultural. Department who has been touring- a good deal of the SUte, says that he feels sure the damsge to cotton by the August weather Is greater than popularly supposed, and evidently thinks it ap proxtmates S3 1-2 per cent. This morning Thomas 8. Stephen son. the Inspector of waterworks' here, died after a fortnight's Illness. For a number of years he was ln the pluming business at Raleigh and was well known. Governor Qlenn will not return from his speaking tour until next Saturday. He will speak in the Dem ocratio campaign next week at five points in the State, after closing his Virginia and Tennessee appointments, Last night J. A. Hundley, of Hall- fax, died at the Soldiers' Home and to-day his body was Uken to Nor lina for burial. Rev. L. R. Christie, of Valdosta, Ga., declines the call to the pastorate of the Baptist Tabernacle here, from which Rev. Dr. J. C. Masses recently resiarned. Insurance Commissioner James R. Young has been re-elected chairman of the Democratic executive commit tee of this district. Congressman Pou and Elector R. F. McColn will make a canvass of tho district together and Postmaster Willis G. Brlggs, noml nated for Congress by the Republi cans,, has been Invited by Chairman Young to discuss questions Jointly with Mr. Pou; and Frank B. Jones, of Chatham county, the Republican elector, has been Invited to a similar Joint discussion with McCoin. - - MaJ. D. U. Hamilton Suffers Paralytic- ' mroae. Special to The Observer. Hllsboro, Sept. 12. MaJ. D. H. Hamilton, cleric of Orange Superior Court Buffered a slight stroke of pa ralysis early yesterday morning be fore rlslnar from his bed. Later in the day he retrained consciousness and to-day Is reported as being very much Improved and able to talk with his family and friends. Major Hamilton Is serving his third term as clerk of the Superior Court of this county and Is tn his 71st year. Hs had been in poor health for some days prior to the stroke. tng s the result ot the primaries to day so far as beard from: Cross Creek C O. '.Rose, for tha Senate. majority over Nl mocks; John Under wood, for the House, majority over the field; N. A. WaUon, for hrlt, majority over the field; W. M. Walk er, for register of ' deeds, majority over the field : D. - Oaster. treasurer. majority over the field. - so far as heard from tnis is practi cally the situation, except that a few endorsemenU were mads that will not change the result ? :" , - Results of Pitt's Second Primary. Special to The Observer... . Oreenvllle, N. C, Sept 12. Pitt county held its second primary to-day for Sheriff, treasurer and register of deeds. - Unofficial returns shew that L W. Tucker Is rsnomlnated for sheriff, receiving 1,410 votes to 1.222 for his opponent 8- I. Dudley. For treasur er S. T. Whits Is renominated by 1.44$ votes, bis opponent I. B. Wilson, get ting 1,246. For register ot deeds W. M. Moors Is nominated, receiving L $2$ votes, R. Williams, the encumbent receiving HIS. " ; , , Ex -Governor AycoHt Speaks at Relds- - vlUe, . Speetai to The Observer, v " " ' Reldsvllle, Sept 12. Ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock spoke to a large audience at the casino to-night Hs made en of his best talks on the no- lltlcal issues of the day and It Is the general opinion that he made many converU. la addition to lining up a solid front of the Democracy of this township. Ho Is a favorite here and Rtldarille people are always earer to hear him, and to-night was no excep tion. .' .' ' jABBO WIY MISSED DEATII ASSASSINS AFTER i GOVERNOR Infernal'' Machine Addressed to Gov. ernor ForV of New Jersey, Disotrr ered la the Malls and Opened by ltwloflice . : Inspector A - Careless i Openlne of ' tne - Package Would . Have Meant Death to Uie Opener , Governor's Crusade Against Vlola ' Uon of Law at Atlantic City Arous ed Resentment ' in Some Quarters and the Sending of tbe Machine Is Probably the Result V-"; 6ea Girt N. J.. Sept 12 An at tempt to assassinate Governor Fort of New Jersey, has been thwarted by the watchfulness ' of postorocs em ployes, who discovered In the malls aa Infernal machine addressed to the Governor. The pack axe waa a clever ly contrived combination of powder, bullets and matches which had been so arranged that had the Governor opened it in the ordinary way there is little doubt It would have killed him. That the death dealing package was Intercepted before. It reached its destl nation was due to -the vigilance of the post office officials, . who hsve scanned the Governor's mail with unusual care since the Executive's recent era sade against' violation of the law at Atlantic City. The attitude Uken by the Governor when he directed that the excise and old similar laws at the great seaside resort be strictly en forced end even threatened to order out the militia If necessary to that end, aroused great resentment In some quarters. SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE. Several days ago when a package of somewhat unusual shape was found to bear Insufficient .postage It was taken by a clerk to one of tbe posUl Inspectors. The Inspector became more Impressed by the shape and con dition of the package than by the ahorUge of, stamps, and at once wrote to the Governor informing him that a package of suspicious appearance addressed to him was being held at the office. OPENED BY INSPECTOR. The Inspector secured permission to open it. Exercising the greatest rare the Inspector and his assistants removed the wrappings from the package to find that it was a real In fernal machine, crude, but so cleverly constructed that It waa capable of do Ing extreme damage. It contained a quantity of powder and bullets with matches so arranged that a hurried opening of the package would have set off the powder and hurled the bul lets in all directions, On a bit of paper the sender had written a message to tne Governor which read: "Please notify us promptly of any change In your postofflcs address." Another read: 'You will know me better after we are acquainted." Another line by which It Is believ ed the Sender sought to give the lm pression that the machine was sent by a toe of constitutional government read : "And the gun. against this rot ten government" Governor Fort said to-day that he did not care to discuss the matter In any way.. "It-speaks for lUelf," was the only comment hs would make when he was questioned about his narrow escspe. BRIGGS SPEAKS AT DURHAM. A Very Tame Convention Nominates Republican County Ticket and Hears short Speech by the Fourth Dlstiirt Cougresnloiial Nominee. Special to Tbe Observer. Durham, Sept. 12. The Republi can county convention here this af ternoon was as tame as a missionary society meeting and there was nothing that even smacked ef the sensational nature. All was harmony and the leaders of the party In this county are very much gratified over the fact that there was no factional, fight over the nomination of the county officers. A committee of three was appointed on resolutions and platform and In the report of this committee the present administration and the candidacy of Judge Taft were recommended to the convention assembled for their ap proval. The county administration of the ' Democrats waa assailed In the usual fashion. A plank was Inserted advocating local self-government and also advocating the remission ef taxes from personal property uo to the $200 umit Tne piatiorm recommended was unanimously adopted by the con vention. air. . Kjt. urannam was unanimous-1 ly elected as the standard-bearer t Wliui m..UnV.a ...VI k. in s. fl.w, , .v. iiat political meetings all over the the party In tbe fight for the seat In the lower house. Mr. Brangham waa greeted with enthusiasm and mads a characteristic speech accepting the nomination and bringing the Repub lican to their feet with cheer. The following other county candl. dates were named: For. sheriff. J. B, Warren; treasurer, J. Iv. Carpenter; register of deeds, W. T Redmond; county commissioners, W. T. Neat, D. Rlgsbee. J. M. 8-iepherd. O. M Berry and B. P. Bowling. I B. Aber- nathy was the nominee for township constable for Durham township. At 4:4$ tho convention went Into executive session for the purpose of electing .a county chairman and " a county chairman and a county execu tive committee. ... A feature 6f the convention this af ternoon was the speech of Mr. W. O, Brlggs, postmaster ot the Raleigh of- nce ana cana.io.ate for congress in the fourth district Tbe speech was not a political spsu-oiaaer put rat ner digest of conditions as the speaker saw them. It was a safe sans aad conservative speech and the young office-holder from Raleigh mads a good Impres sion. He spoke for about forty-five minutes, confining himself to the na tional Issues tor the most of the time. BROKE RECORDS AGAIN. OrvlOe Wright Gore Higher Than Any Other ArropUnlnt Has Ever - (tone, lUidnir to an Altitude of 25S Feet One Hour and 14 Minnies la . . the Air., Washington, 'sept'.-12. In two flight at Fort Myer this afternoon Orvllle Wright In the "Wright Flyer." broke three record a Staying t up 9 minutes and 2-2 seconds In ths first flight la which Major George O. Squler, acting chief signal officer, ac companied him. Mr. Wright broke the record for a two-man flight which he established on - Tuesday, The first flight was at 4:2 o'clock. ' In ths second flight, which started st t: 17. Mr. Wright broke his own record for time and distance of a heavier than air flylnfmachlne ty re maining In the air for, one hour. 14 minutes aad 24 seconda In this flight he also went higher than any aero p lan 1st has ever gone, rising to an al titude of 210 feet. ; A crowd of five thousand reople gathered to witness to-day'a flfsMts, TO FABMEBS AND LABOEEES BRYAN SPEAKS IN HARYLAXD. Reiterates His Views ConcenUnc Taft and His Attitude Toward the Re - publican Platform His Remarks . - on All OKeftfcNM Substantially Those Denvered in Wheeling; the Day Be ' fore Mr. Bryan , Expects to Meet . Henry Oaasawsy - Davis at Deer .Park For a Conference on Political ; Topics Says , the., Statement of Hearst Regarding PvopoMOon to Exchange Support 1 .Absolutely 'False. .'v.,-' .. t. Cumberland, Md., Sept. 12-Fsxm-ers and laborers from three States, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Mra.I7Und' wr- addressed here by William j. Bryan to-day and to-night. The first speech was In the afternoon . ,1 UrmT aad the second prin cipally to laboring men, largely mln. era in both InaUnces. tha rmn- cratle candidate reiterated his views concerning Mr. Taft and his attitude toward the Republican platform. The .Jl?',xVfU' Publicity of campaign contributions, guaranty of bank de ppsiu and the labor questions, were discussed at length, Mr. Bryan's re marks being subsuntlally those deliv r.e.tl y"6?: his speeches In Ohio and at Wheeling, W. Va. ; , The afternoon speech was made an Sfii ,'"'"" whose rays beat pitilessly down upon the speaker and c.rowd whlch "too the city hall plasa to hear him. A wo man directly in front of the platform, was overcom by the heat Mr. Brian observing her Illness, suspend- haHhK.r"".rJ" and w,td had been taken away before resum ing. . Arriving here at $ o'clock in the morning in his special car "Olivette.' J. ' onte Uken in hand by Mayor Kean, John Keating. John Bronhv an .t... fSSiVf the 8U"'- A Programme ef entertainment had been provided and the Democratic candidate after break- rial Uen .?n on automobile ride ovr the Hty and the surround ng country. , No .pch mJj Inuul.-ed in on ih trip, biV oT The flU:n lr- Bl2''n reception oJ mll?"rVh L,he hotel- Th arrange, ments foe the visit also Included an, opportunity to rest up from his ar duous work of the week. Mr. Bryan . gladly avallsd hlmanlf r t.i. .... v. .hi. j. or the nrosramma anrf . vuupiu oi nours. i . . V a TO LABORING MEN. 4 The lafgest gathering was to-night when the Democratic i.n4ii.i. talking to the laboring men, pointed out what the Denver rannuN,. v. . fJ!. for tnem ,n Promising- remedial . sioianuii anecting tne laboring man s status. His remsrks were roundly cheered. Mr. Bryan, ac companied by rMmnftratlff VJ. IA. I - . ..WMVHK. (Committeeman John T. McOraw s of West Virginia; Former Governor Jennings, of Florida: fUoratan. and the correspondents left here at :J0 o'clock to-night for Deen Park, where they will be the guests until Sunday night of Mr. McOraw. There Mr. .Bryan la expected to meet Henry Oassaway Davis, farmer A-aaeraila Candidate for Vice President, with whom, It Is presumed. Mr. Rrvan iu confer on political topics , - HEARST'S STATEMENT . FALSE. Mr. Bryan will not nermlt himaatr to be drawn Into any personal ' dls- cussion with William. R. Hearst in connection with the hitter's statement made In Atlanu last night add again to-day that Mr. Brran ha ukaa ih. support of Mr. Hearst in tha present campaign, promising ln return his support of Mr. Hearst ln 1112. "Thore Is nothlna to say." said Mr. Bryan, to tho Associated Press, ."ex cept that the statement of Mr. Hearst is absolutely false In every particular 1 met him at his house and also at tha house of Dr. John W. Cox. some time last fall or winter, but at neither place nor anywhere els was there any conversation which by any possi bility could be distorted Into such a proposition." ANOTHER FEATURE ADDED. . National Democratic Committee An- uounces That Moving; pictures vt William J. Bryan In Chicago Labor Day Will Be Shown - at Political Gatherings. Chicago. Sept 11. Another faa. ture, besides the Ulklng machine with records of the speeches of candidates, has been added to the novelties of the presidential campaign by the-Demo' cratio national committee, which to day announced that movine nlctures ef William J. Bryan Ja Chicago Labor rv.- . . . . country. .When the pictures showi Bryan speaking, ths candidate's voice will be heard from the phonographla . record of the Labor Day address. National Chairman Mack and heads -of ths committee bureaus to-day wit nessed a reproduction ot the Bryan Labor Day scenes by ths moving- pic ture machine. The pictures , shoal Mr. Bryan's arrival at tha sUtlon and his reception hv tha crowd at tha ho. tel. Later the candidate is disclosed reviewing the . big labor parade and cinowieofinf , ma cneers or tne marchers after which Mr. Bryan is shown making a speech to ths labor ing men assembled around the re View point of the parade. National Committeeman ' Johnson, Of Texas, left for New York to-day to confer with Senator Culberson, neaa or tns advisory committee, HELD UP AND ROBBED. Adophas WUhrim, While Returning : From SorUl Call. Halted by Fear - Masked Men and His Money Is .. Taken,,' . " - . s .-. . .- Special, to The Observer. ; l. Spencer, 8ept 12. Adolphus Wll helm. a well-known merchant at Richfield, SUnly county, was held up and robbed about midnight last night by four masked white men who ac costed him while returning ' from a social call. Two men held ths team driven by Mr. Wtlhelm. one covered him with a pistol and another went through his pockets, securing about zo in easn. They also took his hat but returned If fearing- detection some way. Mr. Wllhelm was- rouirhly used up and was glad when the- him way robbers permitted him to drive off. which hs did with great speel. There is no clue to the Identity cf the highwaymen who were hear!-? masked and who escaped from the community. An effort was made tn. day to trail them with bloodhound, but It Is learned hat this wss fu: . Poetmasters Meet Next In Cain---. Ga. . Indianapolis. Ind Sept. 1?. " fifth annual convention of t tlonat Association of postm--the second and third diss ed to-day to meet st Oilr.w. st a date to be f-sM 1: Parmcntr, of Wa. . J 'elected rreiil?r.t
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