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A S VJLV WEATHER TO-DAY. Washington. : D. C, Jon". 30. North Carolina, local showers Wednesday, slightly cooler In Interior; Thursday generally fair. r - his inj(sws V- K XIJLV WEATHXTl YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, 0 minimum temperature. C7; total precipitation for 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 0 Inches, VOLUBLE XXXXV, NO, 11)0 KALEIGU, X. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1008 ,cn; - - PRICE 5 CENTS Lead Ndrtlhi Carolina. -BaiH es!iiriiNews aM (bflreulaitfloiti . SECOND PLACE Leaders Now at Denver Think It's at His Option mum worn C1SE0T Bryan Would- lie Pleased to Have lliiu I 'or a Hitiinlnj? Mate ir.iy IfctilitcK to Drcbire'llliiisclf a (-4U tllitt nt All The? ray Presiden tial Boom Formally Inline lied. (By thv Associated Pees;!.) Denver, Col.. June 30. Al.hnm.h candidates for the nomination lor il Tlce-President, en ; the IVmrenai4 ticket are numerous and d spit-? l . fact that their tiumtr H likely to ht; laigely Increased before c hob is actually made. It la ".the. r it rat opinion among such leaie.is -of th.i party that are now hero .that !i CJrorKf Gray. of IVlawnro will d, ' ; clare hla wUUnrnss to a npt ho j. lond placo on tho tict' t he can have It. Joslah Marv J. of Wilmln-i-ron. lH-i., the manager of th Gruy l'nWdcntlal campaign, Uvh frrKtd in Denver tonlsht. wilt not. 1ij?vv j-lve hl? con-nl: He lnl ltv.t Jh iviawarn man Is a candidat for tint plan, and when It has -len settlei that h cannot have llrst place, It vU 1k ample tim t ""tare him In run ning: for the secondary pohltlon, pro vided he c-ared to take It- Mr. -Mar-vH dt nie. however; that Jude Uray wilt be satisfied --with anything lss than the head of the ticket. Mr. Marvid. when informed of the Fontiment refiardlng Judk'e Gray as a candidate for vlce-prBident. said. -We don't know anything about that.. It does not concern us. Jude Gray Is a candidate for prcsldent.-and hi. la guinf? . to he nominated. We are running1 him? for president and Sot nothing else." . - "The ,peonIe out here.' It - was stiff K.?ted. "are- runhloK him Tor Vice- ' president, and it Is generally believed that Mr. I?ryan favors him for the w rond place on the ticket." ( There is not a man in the countr who could be placed at the head of the Democratic- ticket." said Mr. Mar vel, "who would not like to have Judge dray for ,a running, mate.' We know nil alout that, hue we are not c.nsldeving him In any light of any "thing but a candidate for the .first place, nor must anybody else so ton , - wider him: If they do they ore making a great mistake and. they are waiting their time." When asked how much' strength he expected his candidate to show on the first ballot. Mr, Marvel said: "He will get all of Delaware, all of Maryland, a great part of Pennsyl " vanla, probatdy .-alUof New Jerwy and many votes from the South. We are not making any specific claims. ai to figures, hut this fact must be borne In mind. There are four hundred . iinlntru ted delegates to that eoriyen . tion. You can draw your own con ( iusinns as to what that means, but It certainly means omelhlng." Mr. Marvel said that the name bf Judge Gray . wllKI be presented to the convention by I 1. Handy; of l laware, seieonded by 1 A( O'ltoyle, 1 chairman Kof the . recent- Democratic HtiU Convention In Pennsylvania, and ,. tie dec lared there , wilt , Ij several - other cKondaig speeches, but Enid .vth:ii he could not tonight name the in n who will make thm. -. '. Frederick- II. Tynch. managKer of tin Johnson boom for the-presidency, '.. 1m expected to arrive here tomorrow, and - will penK headquarters at the Abby Hotel. . it h -well known that Mr. -Tlryim Would by ploased to have Judge flray K.r the Vbe-Irtidntial candidate, ' and the only thing that prevents the - latter from becoming a hading can didate for that position la the Kimple , but all powerful fact that he will not declare himself to lie . a. candidate at -: alt.- ; The Gray Prtnldentlal Imom was formally launched today and heud- - Miartera were opened In the B:ivoy4 jiihpi. uunns me eariy ailfrnmtn a eorps of expert bill stickers' were go ing alMuit the hotels putting up litho graphs of the Delaware candidate. No other pictures have been : placed as yet, and the Gray men secured the most prominent places In the lobbied of all th leadlmr hotels. tL- The Johnson headquarters will not He -'opened, for several days, and the : date, on which the Bryan banners will ! thrown- but -lias not yet1een de termined, but It will beon Saturday or -Sunday after the .arrival of the Nebraska delegation. ' . It Is certain that there - will be a 'Strong tight In"" the committee n , resolutions fJd possibly on tho floor of the, convention Itself oveJr the anti lnJumtlon plank. Word has Come In directly from Lincoln that Mr. Uryan Is In favor o! a plank of somewhat radical nature, and It Is certain that me-h men aVSulllvan. national rom- mltteejna.n. from IIMnola. and Chair man Taggart. of th national commit ' . tee, are -strongly opposed to tt. Kullivaii Makes m Htatemcnt. Sullivan gave out a statement In nicn ne iavoted "eouai ritrnts larore the law," and iitxti other expressions ii a . similar character which were const ruei4 to mean that Jhe was op posed to a strone antl-lnlunction plank. SuIUvati. denies thnt ho In. -tended to convey the Impression that ne planner to ngnt the ahti-lnjunction plank, but It Is generally believed that if i uKain extreme language In this part of the resolution. It is well known that between Mr. Bryan and iir. -Miiuvan ana other inH,1r.t 1 ,1 members of the Illlnolae delegation no particular amount of lov Is lost, and reports have been circulated that If .1,.-,..Ju ii,., i-ianK is adopted more radical In its chrirartnf it.,. Jllinola j.eorle feci tuat they can ap i . - . . . L . 1 t a ! . prve, i nat mo jsiaie, wnen Jt -im'S balloting for !reldeit will break away rrom Its IJryan Instruct ions, 'j SulIlvaii'M DiMdal. . Sullivan denied this emphatically today. He said: "We aro to!d to stick: for Itryan. and "we are going to MU-k. I do not llleve Nthat any platfohn light can change ur present program. 'Illinois. ha no Idea of breaking away from Its Instruction." V j The forces opposed to" ft radical labor plank were mad stronger to day by the arrival of Charles I. Ileifner, of Washington i Slate, who. has the proxy of John V, Terry, tie national I committeeman from that State. Mr. Ileifner uri.rTouiict.-d eni pluillcally that th la IfU Coast. -and parlhularle the State of Washington., waa opposed to the adoption of such n plank as was presented at Chlcneo by Kit m pel Gompcr and .other offi cials of the American Hileratlon of Labor. ..'.', ' " I .1 -. "The adoption by ouf p trty of such n plank would in transparent nop to union ;lalur, which wtmld ! re pugnant to voters in alii sections of the country. It would. i4 a promise that ni taw-makidg body would be willing to rultllt.- It could not h,i butiininri" the Democratic ticket ut the polls."'- j - - I I T' Mr Ileifner llleved that! the Vice I'resldency will go to the Kast, but he was not ready to say hbw his dele, gailon will vote. j The com In? of Mr. llelfher with his statement of the s'ntiment on the Pacific Coast against th4 prOptsd anti-Injunction pi. ink and the an nooneement In the ICaAt that Martin Wfl Uttteton. of New York, will come here to make a fight against the In sertion of such a plank In the Plat- form easily makes tht tiaestion the moat Important unler -discussion.'' New Kngland la said to 1h oppose d to the plank and New Jersey, and Penn sylvania, ahto accredited r with pro- nouneed antagonism to such a resolu tion. If the New . York1 delegation and the Pacific roat I delegations should take a determined stand against It the - fight would assume formidable proportions, j It Is not believed here that the opposition of Sullivan, of Illinois, and Taggart. of Indiana, meant that the entire dele gations from these States would op pose Mr. Bryan's wishes. Most of the central and Western and South ern Stales, it I salC Wiil .b fined up to support whatever program Mr. Bryan's friends prcaent. The ques tion of tickets continue to divide the memlers of the committee1- on conven tion arrangements and the commit tee of Denver cltlxens, which Is look ing after the Denver end of the. con vention. As Is usually the case, the local people would like to seeure a greater number of tickets than the committee Teels that It can fpare. T"heJ tncinbcrs7 of the committee spihit several hours today In going through the convention haiL but did (Continued on Page Two. ) TO 0 ISIOILIE PJSTOfl Rev. Chas 0. Gray Receives In vitation to Presidency of Wash ington and Tusculum College (Special to News and Observer.) New York, June 30. The Bev. Charles Ov ray, here on a visit,, and formerly pastor of the First Presby- Ierlan church- of Bmlthtown Branch, las fust recplvf d a unanimous Invita tion from the trustees of the Washing ton and Tuaculum College, of Tuscu lum. Tenn.,jto accept the presidency if that Institution. The Bev. Mr. Gray Is how pastor of - the- Presby-tf-rlan church at A she VI lie, N. C, und li s attached to his present Work that lie Ik lidh to give It tip. and has not na yet decided whether or "not to accept the call. Kntljof Bucket Shops. (By . thp Associated Press.) New Haven, Conn., June 30. Un der an enactment of the at General Assembly bucket shops In Cmhecticut cfided their; business tonlgtt. The penalty for violation of the law is a fine, of from $i00 to $1,000 and Im- iBonmcnt for, not more than atv on) GllflOGE OF CONTROL . L . :-'.!" : -- I . ii 1 1 n i , t . - - Nashville Division of the South- em Passes Into Hands of Tennessee Central Di- :' ! .' vision To-Day 30. ThP Southern (Hy the Associated Press.) ashingtoin. D. c Jon NashVlilo division of tin. raflroad will tomorrow pass Into the coptrol of the Tennessee Central rail road and be ooerated lv that t-i.m. pany. Thejmaln line runs from Har rlipn, Tenn., to Nashville. in making this announcement .the South ern Hallway Comimny ml vises Hhtn. pers that Its present published rates will Ik applied In connection with the Tennessee Central when tariffs so in. dlcate. Hj It. IV k ram and It. V. Brown will .continue to represent the Southern at 'Nashville In th4 capacity of General Vtight Agent and Com- funeral of Mrs. IV V. Vouns. The funeral' of Mrs. P. Ay. Young who. died at the home of her son. Him, J. It. Youngj on Monday evening, were yeste rday carried to tne home of Mrs. Young's only'daughter, Mrsi WilUam Hunt, of Henderson. The; funeral services wilt be held this morning at eleven o'clock from the Presbyterian church of Henderson, of which Mrs. loung was a devoted menber. 1 TO ELICIT UNCLE 'S INTEREST Movement : Started by v National Education I Association on T. SPEAKS Delegate to Convention: Divided Info fSroupx ICarh DlHCiiwIng the Science of Their Various I jiics PrcnUlen- Hal lUcciIon ToIay. I V j (Hy the Associated Press,. Cleveland. O., June HO. Only one general session of the National Idiica tlon Ctinventlon was held today. This took place In the evening when Hooker T.i Washington, president of Tuskacee Institute.-Tskagee, Ala., talked c)n "Negro- Kducatlon fthd the Nation." Throughout the day the delegates were divided Into several small arroups each discussing the science of their various llnca I work In teaching. Over a dozen such meetings we re .held, j A movement has Immjh started among the educators to have : the United States government take a more active part in cducalionat matters. They de sire that the bureau of education ..-bis extended so us to take In much of the work that now Is done by tN asocial ion. It Is argued that the geti- cral educational problem should be given constant attention that scienti fic Investigation tie' carried, on - at all times for the' benefit of tha teachers, that the course and true . principle of learning set forth by the govern-" ment and that the facts not only be placed at the disposal of the teach-! ears, but also be distributed broad cast- throUKhout the country. In this reffpef t the association Is handicapped, It Is claimed. Congress will le appealed to en large the appropriation for the Bu reau of Education that this may bo done. All the association ask Is that It be placed . upor. a. bsl: flmllar to the Agricultural Department. s . The matter of Selecting the next President and the place : for -holding the next annual convention were to pless of discussion. The election will take place tomorrow. Those prominently mentioned for the presidency are Dr. W. O. Thomp son, president of the OHio State tJnt verslty, Columbus, Ohio; J. If. Phil lips, Birmingham. Ala., who Is one of the leading educators of the South', and I D. Harvey. Menomle. Wis, The nominating committee was named at the dose of the general cs slnn tonight. At the meeting of the hew board of directors Thursday the next con ventinti city will bo chosen. Denver and Atlantic City are the only candi dates. At the night session Charles It. Vanhlse, president of the State Uni versity of Wisconsin and a rnemler of the, national commission for thesre- servatlon of .the natural resources of the country, spoke upon the firoposed work .f the commission. . Booker T. Washington elosed the proKram. speaking In part as follows: One-rourth or the physical terri tory In the cnlti d States Is comprisel in a territory In which th neiero Is iietf-nilt u nMin very largely s i the chief , btlrer. Tin- iH Kni rac- of Amrle. now nunilrs not far from ten nil I liana. Within a few years, perhaps in this generation, the race will have Increased to fifteen millions. 1 repeat, tha tthey ar going to re main in this country for all time nnd liticipally In 4he Southern States. These millions of my race can le made useless or useful. '-.-- "Some people are fond of asserting that education as. a force to uplift the negro is o.;faUure. Kduc-iition bus never lecn tri-d imnni; rank rind lib of our peoide on a scale targe enough to warrant any such judgmerik The great l.'!i'k of our people have scarce ly been toot hed with edueution. - 'n the basl of m hoo's ptpulatln. each child in the Northern Ktnles had sM-nt utm him last year fo,r his edu cation; for teaching . purposes about five dollars. On the basis ; of school population, tach ncaro child In th South had spent mon him for teach ing purposes about firty cents. At this rat It is Impossible to educate the children of ten mlllionn of "teplt sulfirlently to make them useful and effective chl'dren. 1 do not: complain or criticise the Sonlh, but I simply state fads. The South out of Ms poverty has done well and It de serves credit for what It has done. What Is the remedy? What la th me reat need of the race of today? In my opinion it is strong. ; unselfish, intelligent neKro lenders and workers. ami by - thl I mean teachers, such as we are trying to send out from Hamp ton, from link, from Talladega and Tuskegec, and a score of other edu cational centers in the South." AUGUST 13-20 SELECTED As Dato For Stato Reunion of Confederate Veterans at s Winston-Salem ! (Riwclal to News and Olervcr.) W'lnston-Saiem. N. C.. Jun 30.- At a Joint meeting tonight of the Nor fleet Camp Confederate Veterans and a committee from the Boartt of Trade, August l9-:o was selected as the time for the State reunion of tha old vet erans. - - A central committee was named to take charge of the arrangements for the yathorlng. Two .thousand veteran Will be hero ' i . NO PRESENTATION North Carolina Converv tion Left no Legs to StaWl On KB III ii DUl ISIIIOGTOII Nalloiial ' (oiiuiiilieentait Call on Taft ami IIItciM tM b Believed That Hum an l'atori HllilHiHk for Na tional Chairman -significance At tat licit lot tin VIhII. V II Y THOS;.I. PHNClt Washington D. C June 30. Na tional Committeeman 1. C. Duncan arrivett here this afternoon and went to the War Dt part ment, where he had nn Interview'! with -Secretary Taft, the Br publican pres idential nomlnet. letter Mr. Duncan called on Frank H. IHtcln in k. the -'' -ti tallage r of Taft's presidential cainpalen. Sifeiilocance la to be attached to the visits by reason of tfe fact that Mr. Duncan la ft nwmlwr of the sub-com-mlltee which 'is to chtKtse the chair man of-the Bf publican Natlonal 'Com mlttee, This committee meets at Hot Springs on the St h There Is reason to, litiieve that Committeeman Dun can favors the election tf Hitchcock and that the former Taft manager will be elected natloinl chairman. Of course cScretary Taft will select the chairman, but Mr. Duncan will stand by his friend IlltcJiewck until the last. The action t.f the North Carolina Demtwratic Convcntlin In Instructing for Bryan makes certain th fact that the name of tlovt-rnor '.-Johnson'- will nt 1! presented' t: the Ivnver Con vention. . The tthtitlryan element la not left with ft leg on which to staml. It fa all Bryan and the only question t be dft;'m.li d T.t ' Denver la lle selection of a vice presidential-candidate and the framing of a platform. (Jovernor fllenn arrived tonight. 35,000 IVORTIl DIALIOriOS S. C. Powell Says Ho Lost or Was Robbed of These in His Employers' Building . GATHERIHG AT 1 EIIEilD CITY Annual Meeting of tho State Bar Association 'ii COIIVEriED - LAST I1IGIIT ' I I :x -Judge Woinack Call Ikaly to Or ' tier, Soliitor AlM-rnctlijr Delivers m AildrcvM of Welcome and Sol. Cal- lert IteMnt Interesting Irogrant I for Ttanv. - , (Special, to News and Otisefver.) ' Atlantic Hotel, Moreliead City, N. C, June HO. AH i things considered, particularly th handicap f the Charlotte "' convention attended by so many" lawyers, the annual meeting of the State Bar Association, beginning tonight, makes a good showing. It Was not until ten-thirty o'clock that tin exercises ltegan. when : ex-Judge Thomas B. Womack. as chairman of the ex cent I've committee, called the body -to order and Intrdouced Sotltitor Charles I Abernetliy, of Beaufort, who made a clt?ver addresrof;' wel come, taking tecaslon to refer to the fact that this association has had great Influence In effecting rt-forraa In North Carolina. 1 ; .-" lie set out the advantages of th hast and said that Kol. tlatlert, of Itutherfordtcm, who 'would respond would set o,ut the great advantages, of the West, but If he did not do this Iwtterjhan at Charlotte, he would not do much. I flalli rt said the Charlotte conven tion had made It necessary for him to ask leav to read hla reply.,, and ,de L lart d tliat he might say something about the great West which products the largest numlwr of private citizens to bo --found arty where In tlie. State, Mtlreat lau'jrhter). He said the lawyer was the greatest influence In our idem nhd spoke of the recent disbar ment and raid there ought to be some other dl.diarmcnts. - Tomorrow the regular program will be taken up tnd ex-Judge Charles A. Moore, the president. Will deliver the annual address. Associate Justleeji Connor, Walker and Brown are here, also Judges ih H. Allen, W. It. Allen. r;ulon. Ward, Im and Big, ex Attorney (leneral Watson, tl. S. Dis trict Attorney Harry Hklnner nnd Judge Thomas Wood, of South Caro !ir:a. . -, - .,- , : '. ; r . sacK Sunset that he a short tyBy the Assclated Press.) Chicago, 111.. June 30. S. C, Pow ell, it buyer employed by Stern Bros. & Co.; wholesale Jewelers In the Co lumbus Memorial building, 103 State street, reported to the police today that he either lost or was roblM-d of containing 3S.0i0O worth of diamonds. Powell claimed, had purchased the diamonds time previously and had en tered the Columbus Memorial build- Injf with tlu r intention f turning tbtiTi over to bis employers. He said he enterinl the elevator, but In stead ot getting off at the floor In which hN firm is boated, he rode to Ho- fourth door and enteretl a barlier shom When he went to tin otUce of hla employers!, about fifteen minutes later, he dls4.-overed the diamonds had disappeared. " Powell declared that lie was al most positive hej had the diamonds In his1 possession when he entered the building. He said that he had two bags of diamonds, one containing 135, tioa worth of the gems and the other 145.000 worth and that he tairled tne sjick In cither Inside Htcktt of his vest. The twice are in, lined to tMilt-vt that "Powell may have leeti tht victim of pick pockets before en tering the building. ' Acting Cantaln Cudmoro f the City Detective Bu reau, said that a circular giving a de scription of the diamonds would be sent to every large city In the United States. Powell has been emoioved In the JewHry concern for several years, and during tthiit .period' has transacted nearly, all the purchasing of gems for the "firm, i . II si.oofl.oao ii , : i ' i ..'"". Required to Be Secured by Subscription Before the $C00, 000 Congressional Ap- priation is Available (Py the .Associated Press.) Wah$nstcn. 1 . C, June ?0. An nouncfmept that the Alaska-Yukon I'aclfle Imposition at. Seattle, Wash ington, has met the Congressional re quirement that $1,009,000 lie raised by subscription Irrespective of any State or Pedpral-ippropriations before the t.'ongrt-tsional appropriation of $600, 000 for Jhe 03 position can lav avail able, U'. made. In a telegram received today by S cr -tary Cortelyou from the ollieera of thisi exposition. Secretary Cortt lyoj will designate a treasury of ficial to examine tho exposition security. i CIIU1 Kltkrtl by liorw. (Hpeclal to News and Observer.) Statesvllle. N. C. June 30. Little Mary, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.-P. Cathey, was the victim of a very painful and what narrowly escaped being a fatal accidenta, late yesterday ofternoon. The little girl was out driving with her mother and othera and -wits seated In the foot of the? buggy. Th tinea got under "the horse's tall and the horse kicked, striking the child a terrible blow on thei rlaht cheek. The little girl was hurried to th home of a Mr. Ward. tr. , Bouek was summoned and the child'1 wound was dressed. It was found that no iMtrus were broken, era Funeral of Mr. IL II Patrick. reenvllle. N. C, June 30--Thestun- of Mr. B. H. Patrick, who died Sunday "planting, took place Sunday afternoon at the latt residence, con ducted by Ilevs. J. 1L Ayscue and M. T. Jiyhr. The Interment followed In Cherry Hill cemetery, . where the Knights of Pythias, of which order the deceased was a member, conduct ed Hie. burial service. of. that order. The! pall liearers were Messrs. D. I James,-P. M. Wooten W. R Atkins, WUy Brown. T. M. Hooker, 8. T. White, frank Wilson. W. B. Hreene, C. K Cnrr. J. Wooten, J. S. Moring and J. t Starkey. " Htiauoke WJnx Again. (Special to News and Observer.) Hoanoke Bapida. N. C June 30.- Thellocal team won out here. Just an t asy as Taft at Chicago, in m. game with Frankllnton. Score, Itoanoke Itaplda 11, 1'rankllnton fi. --'.!- ... . . : "!'-. POT UF A TheSuffragetteDemonstrationa Comparative Failure Calculat ed to Injure the Cause (By the Associated Press.) . Iondon, June SO. Contrasted with the recent orderly and Impressive suf fragette demonstrations, today's dem onstration was a comparative failure and calculated rather to Inuru than to advance tho cause It Intended to serve.?! Nothing like the number of suffragettes anticipated appeared on the scene and tho affair seemed to lack a definite plan and organization. The rial leaders In the attack on the House of Commons, In fact remained liehind at Caxton Ilall, reserving themselves, as . they now explain, for another projected invasion of Parlia ment J on Thursday. The police, mounted and on foot wer In strong force In ' the vicinity of Parliament. and for two or three hours that neigh I borhood was the scene of riots and skirmish through the efforts of the suffragettes to break through the cor don and reach the lobby of the House or Commons. Numerous ruses and disguises were employed for this pur pose, but heme succeeded, and In the end twenty-nine of the women were arrested. Including two' bold spirits, who drove In a cab to Downing street and threw stones and smashed the windows of. the premier's residence, and other who chartered bouts on the Thames and tried to harangue the members of .the House on th terrace througlv megaphones. Mrs -Asqulth and her daughter watched the scenes from the balcony of a hotel overlooking Parliament Square. .-. . APPOrXTJII.XTS I1Y tiih pbrsidpat. ; -. " - 'Hi,, Announced li ' Bureau of Insular AfTalrtt Under Direction of SetTc- wiry Taft. (Py the Associated Press.) . Washington, D. C. June 30. By dt rectlon of Secretary Taft the bureau bf insular affairs ofthe War Depart ment today announced the following appointments made by the president: Vlee-Oovernor of the Philippine Islands, V. Cameron Forbes, of Mas sachusetts, how a member of the Philippine commission. To be ft member of the Philippine Commission and Secretary of Finance and Justice of the Philippine Islands, uregorio Araneta. of Manila. . To be members of the, PhiliDDine commission. Newton W. i Gilbert, of Indiana, and Bafael Palma. a native or the I'nilipplne Islands.:: j ' roil TllIUTKIC.V DAYS I'tur of Hie Largest Cotton Mills In Spartanburg County to Clu Down. (Hy the Associated iTess.) Spartanburg, 8 .C. June 30.- Following- the suKtrestion the Ronlh Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' Asao-. t iuiioii ui iu annual meeting at uienn Springs recently, it is announced to day that four of the largest mills In Spartanburg countr.4 the Whitney Spartan, pacolet and Arkwrlgtet. will close down tomorrjow -for . thirteen days. This stops for that length of time nltout two hundred thousand spindles. It la understood others- will give their employes a. lay off of two weeks later in the summer. CongrcMsrnan Hasklnt Defeated. - (By the Associated Press.) St. Johnsbury. Vermont, June .30. Congressman Klttredge Jtasklns of Brattleboro, who for nearly eight years has represented ' the , Second Congressional District at Wa shington. was defeated "for re-nomlnatlon at the District Itcpobllcan Convention In this city -today, Frank H. Plumtey, at Northfletd. receiving the nomina tion by a vote of 217" to 159. f . . CflEDITOnS A0nE TO SALE - P "": ' ' BSSSSSSBBSSSSSSBSSSB "" - Of Property of. the Odcll Cotton Mills at Concord for the Pur pose of Reorganization lly AXDltl.W JAYNKIl. Oreensboro. N. C. Juno 30. -A call ed meeting of the creditors of the Odelt Manufacturing Company, of Concord, was held here this afternoon to consider a. plan agreed : upon by a. committee from the credttors and a committee from the jstockholders a few wreeks ago with regard to the disposition of - the property. -"The en.nlttee f stockholders also met With the creditors today. It was de cided to .acce'it the plan as arranged by the committees, which In sub stance Is to. sell the property In No vember the stockholders to become' the purchaser nnd pay the' creditor In full, principal and Interest with, first mortgage bonds on property. The bonds are to run fifteen years and after the second year $30,000 Is to be set aside for taking the bonds. Kvery stockholder can purchase stock In the new eormtanv if he so desires; The amount to be pro rata' with " the nmout lie ht!d In the, former com pany. The canltat stock wilt be 1200,- 000 as against $600,000, the -amount of stock carried by the old 'company. Mr. Watts and Mr. Wright, of Dur ham, and Messrs. Pou and Jackson, of Balelgh. guarantee that the capi tal, will lie paid In the committee for Hie creditors was continued until the final transaction of the deal. There was a large attendance and nearly all the creditors being repre sented In iierson or in proxy. . Po.t mastership. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington. D. C, June 30. Norn Farthing Is appointed postmaster at Watauga Falls, Watauga county, vice jesse f arthing, dead. SEGO t IIDICTLIEOT Brought Against Robert Christian 5 by Eight or Hine fcrscr.s in Western Carolina Tor . Peonago SL00GI1G OFF t OFF in Taft Doing Himself Proud at Work (By the Associated Press.. " Albany, Oa., June 20. -Robert Christian was arrested at Leesburg and brought here today tot hearing before United States Commissioner D. C. Bet Jeman under an Indictment for peonage brought against him by eljht or nine persons in the Western Dis trict of North Carolina. Thls'la a sed ond Indictment against Mr. Christian, ne oeing aireaay under bond -or ap pearance tinder a similar Intllctmem brought last year. Mr. Chrlsan vaj sick at home when a.TC3.ed. He eck. he stands rcaa-TGjnvo bona ?ec?n- rary, .-. . i - - , V OFFIGIIIL III IFOLITICIL Hail .t Cotircrcnce Willi Burion 1'(h,. s tcnlay ut Which Conttldcration Was CJI veil Subjects Toci Important ' to afetitlte--yorys t Ho ImtMirtant Flgurf lr Coming Campaign Taft 8cts flusy Da yn Ahead. ' (By the Associated Preas.) Washington, D. C?, June 30. "I'm , In process of sloughing off my official rob s." . ' ;-,-V. ; ; ;;;;'. -f; This was" the laconic description of his conditioa glve.n by Sucre tar y W'll lkam 'If, Taft this evening, as he sat at -his big flat-topped desk in his private office at the War Department. He had in-en working like a slave during the day lit the disposition of more or IcBS Important departmental business. Throughout the day he was In consult ation with Governolr W'rightvwho Is, to be his successor as executive head of t the War Department and with bureau chiefs or the department. Several important matters respecting the elec tion situation In Panama, the Panama canal, the situation in Cuba and ad ministrative detalbi of the War De partment proper occupied his atten tion practically throughout the day. The only reai politlcal conference he had during the. day was with Bepre sentative -Theodore 15. Burton, of Cleveland, Ohio, who presented his name to the Chicago convention for the Presidency. Mr. Burton discuss ed v ith the Secretary the details of the convention and the political slt tion as It has developed rinco the con tention adjourned. They devoted particular entlon to the political conditions Irt bhlo, Mr. Taft's native State, concerning which he la especially eukitous. 4. - At the conclusion of th-conference Mr. Burton said that a number of uuentlons were considered by Mr. Taft and himself concerning which he tould not talk. . , ' . said bet , y-;.. . . :::';-'- "Jlr, Vorys. who has leen mention ed In connection with.' the national chairmanship of the Bepubllcan party, wilt be Identified, probably with the approaching national campaign In an Important capacity; but. as the situa tion Is today, he will not be the chair man of the committee. I have no In formation at this time on the national chairmanship question lieyond that I am quite certain, however, that all of the wrinkles which tiow seem to exist will be smoothed out In a few days." ' Mr. Burton may go to Hot Springs for a brief sojourn about the time Sec retary Taft and his : family arrive there The Secretary said today that lie and Mrs. Taft and f.ie;r on. Chnr Jie. would leave Wash I net on nt l'rl. day i afternoon at 4 o'clock Tor Hot rprinKa in a special car over tne Ches- speake and Ohio Uallroad. He also announced that he. had tent out no- . tices today to the members of the sub committee of the National Committer requesting them to meet him at Hot Sorinss. on July Htlwenfi wir rrnm tomorrow to determine . the matter or ne Jcepuoiican national chairman ship. Concerning the chairmanship the Secretary said that he was abso lutely without information thai he -could communicate. to the nublic. Ap- parently Uie matter Is as much In the air os It has been since the meeting of the sub-committee In Cincinnati on the 20th Instant, f ; . Mr,. Taft ald that he expected to have a talk -with Arthur 1. Vorys to morrow, but that be dirl see F H. Hitchcock until Thursday. :i snail nave plenty to occupy my . time." said tha Secretary. evn afteri I retina ulsh mv dutla n Ot Wo, ri.l partment. 1 am regarding with some ' concern a great wooden box filled . with letters which I shall have to tign. They are In response. fQ the most part, to letters, and telegrams - wnicn t nave received concerning my nomination. ' : .- .- -. - ;, ; A Question which e-avs tho Secret a rv some thought today was that relatinr in tne oruerinff or united States troops to the Mexican border to Insure the; preservation of the neutrality lawa He rxnlalned that two trnens ot ravtl. ry from Fort Clarlc and two other troops irom ne maneuver camp at iicon springs naa been ordered to Del Itio, Texas, a. few miles below Kagle Point.- v He 'expressed the hope ' that their seriicev mlsht not b ne1. ed tn any sttous way. In connection with th ml-mlnlnM- - - - -mm lltt Kr S tion of th War Department, as of . other departments of the government, Secretary Taft took occasion to pay to the bureau athlefa. tho ritvUinn chiefs and the clerks of the depart ment a high trlbuto to their ability and efficiency. , ' Kla New Cases of riague. . (Dy the Assoclltetl Tress.), . Port of Spain, June 3 C Since Junfl 31 there have been sis new cases or plague at this place, three of them terminating fatally. Four cases are now under treatment, three of them Improving. The special cone . Mission " which was appointed to combat the disease Is still engaged In taking active measures to that end. v One Delegate On Alternate front ' : Torto IUco. . (By the Associated PreEStV Can Juan, P. It.,' June 30. U. n. Shaffer will be the. only d jej?ate and D. Field the only alt' aate of tha twelve el ied to rcpre? .t Por'o PAca .o a;tena..the-Dcmor- CorA'iitJort-- a. Zrnvf ;. The. C . have nrnf-a . nrovJcs r JJin- in ... ; VnlUd L. tc