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v 171 I M L I . I I Ti . 1 , r i t-V i : FTP s-f "'- .V .' . . VOL; I. CITY, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1912. liSllOrlESHrljAr ADOIIDOLD DAGKS 'S , -,x 'V ' ."A BB . ' B Si ST ""5--..- I n - BB - " M BT Bl BW ' -v.. m K t-,- - --J-'S - -i : ' -J -i-'x.- " : ' 1 v .. -X: .. '1: mmm - " . M M BBi THING OFTHE PAST FOR SPEAKING TOUR COMMERCE COURT UP PENROSE STORY r CONGRESS PASSES LAW FORBID DING DISTRIBUTION EVENf INTO THE BOXES. TOOK EFFECT IMMEDIATELY The Patrons of tho First a'od jSeeond Class Offices May Receive Only Let ters That Bear the Special Delivery Stamp. : ' - " Charlotte. The postofflce ; at .Cliaiv otte, as in every other first or second jlass postoffice city in the United States, might as well be a sarcophagus sa Sunday hereafter; unless the mail rou are expecting happens to bear a ten-cent special delivery, stamp. And if you reecived a single article the past Sunday, letter, newspaper or merchandise, that did not bear that stamp it was only because the local authorities - had xtpt ' received notifica tion of a law passed by Congress law which is probably the most drastic md stringent Sunday enactment that aver received the ' signature of the President of the United States. - ; It provides that from midnight of Saturday until midnight of Sunday no rticle of mail, received at a first or 3econd-class postoffice shall be "work ed" even to the extent of placing it in a box, except it be of a special de livery variety. In that case it will be ielivered as usual. The law is effect ive at once. - . The new statute does not. affect the dispatching of letters posted, which will be sent off on the various trains as usual. Some couriosity was expressed here as to how such a law. could have pass ed through both houses of Congress and been . signed r: by . .the -. President ' without publicity attaching to the pn - Advantages For Hpmeseekers. "Washington, D. CThe advantages md oportunities which the Southeast ern states offer to industrious home seekers will be strikingly displayed during the next few months at fairs and expostions in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and New York which last year had an ag gregate attendance of over two million people and at the great annual Cana dian Exposition at Toronto, funning over two weeks with an average daily attendance above 100,000, by exhibits which will be -made by the Southern Railway System. Exhibits will be made at more than twenty-five fairs in the states named, each one of. which has been selected with a: view to its character, attend ance, and probable interest in loca tions in the Southeast on the part of the people attending. Four sets of ex hibits have been prepared. Each set will be shown at from six to nine dif ferent fairs covering a wide stretch of -country. A special exhibit will be sent to the Toronto exposition. The exhibits will consist of . fresh fruits, cotton, tobacco, potatoes and truck crops and colored pictures .showing farm and orchard scenes will be dis played. Representatives of the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern system wJLll be with each ex hibit Attractive literature giving full information about the Southeast has been sent prepared especially for these fairs and a set of fine Southern views will be distributed as souvenirs. By these exhibits the Southern Rail way will reach a large - number of farmers of just the type that is wanted in the Southeast and it is going to the heavy expense- involved in making the exhibits for the purpose of attract ing such settlers to the country along its lines. ' ; Flood and Steadman Appointed. Washington. Representatives Flood of v Virginia, Steadman of North Caro lina and McKinley of Illinois, have been appointed the House members ol the newly created commission to in vestigate the conditions under which foreign governments purchase Ameri can grown tobacco. Danish Navy Will be Represented. Copenhagen, Denmark.-The Danish navy is to be WeH represented in -the great fleet which is to assemble tc commemorate opening of the Panama canal. The big craiser "Valkyrien, one of the finest ships in the navy, has been chosen as the Danish rep resentative. It is planned to send at one of her officers a prince of the royal family either Prince Valdemar or hit son Prince' Axel, both"; naval officers It is also known that Prince Gustay brother of the king, would like ti make the voyage. 0 BULK OF WORK WILL BE DONE BY MEMBERS OF : CONGRESS V AND OTrtER: LEADERS. W. J. BRYAN'S -ITINERARY All Parts of the Coantry Will BeXovC ered.Thorotfghly By the Democratic Each Speaker Will Go.- r . New York.-Gov Woodrow Wilson spent a, day at - the University Club; resting from a week of activity and preparing for a conference here de stined to have : an important bearing on his presidential campaign. With Vice Chairman McAdoo and members of the campaign committee, the Governor will map out the sections of the country where he will speak and a schedule of addresses will be agreed upon. Present plans call for few speeches from1 the candidate him self but a larger number- from f Wil liam J. Bryan, Speaker Champ Clark, Representative Oscar W. Underwood, Governors Harmon of Ohio and Foss of Massachusetts,1 Senator-elect OUie James of Kentucky, and scores of members of both houses of Congress.; Though the Governor's idea at present is to ' make a ' number of speeches in some of the more impor tant; cities . of . the country, these speeches in no sense will be a "swing around , the circle" or stumping tour It is admitted that. the exigencies of the campaign"' may " necessitate on the program adopted, f Mr. Bryan has arranged his own itinerary to begin about September 10. He will speak for the most part in the middle West beginning, it is said, in Nebraska and taking in Wisconsin, Minnesota, ; North and 'South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Utah; MissouiClniinois'and 'liloy1' states Mr. Bryan will make big stump ing tours, but he also will devote as much time as possible to states east of the Mississippi river. ! " While Mr. Bryan Is concentrating on the 'Northwest, the middle West, Speaker Clark will tour the South west. After his. three speeches in Maine, he will proceed to Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. f The campaign committee's ideas was to have Speaker Clark visit those states in which he thought could be of the most value. He has chosen, therefore, those localities which sup ported him at the Baltimore conven tion. Representative Underwood will speak for the most part in. the East and probably will discuss chiefly the tariff. . Death and Ruin in Wake of Storm. St. Louis. A woman and a boy were killed and eight other persons were injured, one probably fatally, Jjy lightning which 'accompanied a severe electrical storm that visited this city and vicinity. Mrs. Elizabeth Hausdorf of St.. Louis was struck by lightning while on the way to a picnic at Dupo, Ills. Five persons were riding in a covered vehicle. The bolt struck the woman while she was occupying the rear seat alone. The other members of the party were thrown from the ve hicle but were not seriously hurt. Political Headquarters Open. Chicago. Congressional campaign headquarters, of the Republican and the Democratic parties will' be opened in Chicago. " Representative McKinley who managed President Taft's cam paign for the Republican nomination, will have charge of his party's camp. Representative James T. Lloyd of Mis souri will conduct he Democratic fight. : ' ' ' On Tour of Inspection. Washington. Secretary Stimson of the War Department left Washington for a tour of inspection of Western military posts, going by way of New York. He was accompanied by Mrs. Stimson, Brigadier General Crozier and Major Lassiter of the general staff. To Write to Members of Committee. Oyster Bay, N. Y. Having failed to' obtain a hearing before the .Senate committee investigating v campaign contributions' because of the inability of the committee to get together, Col onel Roosevelt plans to write the com mittee a letter, embodying some of the things which he . would have testified. He so declared in a statement in which he also took " the committee, to task fori permitting John D. Archbold to sail for,Europe without telling more about the $25,000 he , contributed to the 'Republican campaign 'inwl?04. ? ; t-- The new empress of Japan is the mother of an interesting family and is very popular with the people of the island empire. " V . -. ,, , '. ., .-j . MEXICO ACCUSES A ll. S. SENATOR . A Government Organ Imputesln terested Motives to Fall. SAYS HE ASSISTS REBELS - - o 'Nueva Era" Adds That He or a Close relative Owns a Million Acres j in Chihuahua Warships for Mexico. Mexico City. The extent, to which the sensational utterances of Senator Fall, of New Mexico, on the Mexican situation have increased the ill-feeling among Mexicans t award Americans and the United States government is indicated by the publication in the Nueva Era," which is recognized as a government organ, of what purports to be the real animus of Senator Fall's attempt to arouse the sympathy of the United States for Orozco and force American intervention in Mexl CO. ; ; The "Nueva Era" accuses Senator Fall unequivocally of conferring sev eral times with Orozco in . Ciudad Juarez and promising his personal and political support against the Mexican government. It charges, that Senator Fall's attitude is dictated by motives arising from the fact that disturb ances in northern Mexico impair jthe value of property owned by members of his family. ' "Senator Fall is married'," said the "Nueva Era," "to Clarice Greene Chase, a niece of the late Colonel Greene, owner of the copper mines at Cananea, Chihuahua, ' and upon Greene's death Senator Fall or his dauhter acquired a vast expanse of land at Temoeachie, Chihuahua This; is the reason-why Senator ? Fail has pre cipitated hlmielf v into the politics of this country." " c v: Ridicule Intervention Talk. ' ' Washington. Widespread depreda tions by the Mexican rebels are re ported in dispatches to the Departs ment of State and the War Depart ment, and serious trouble, including an attack on Americans near Nogales, is considered possible, if not probable. I Officials of the State Department ridicule the statement of Senator Ba con that this government is planning to invade Mexico as soon as Congress adjourns. . .1 V Warships Visit Mexican Ports. 4 Washington President Taf t has decided, that the revolution in Mexico is sufflciently broken for this .Govern-' meat to resume its custom of carry ing the American flag into Mexican ports by the friendly visit of warships. The gunboat Vlcksburg was ordered to proceed at once down " the v west coast of Mexico and the -cruiser .Des MoinM -will go aa veariy as poselhle down the east coast.: ' The. Vlcksburg left San Diego for Guaymas, on the Gulf of California, ..GENERAL BOOTH DIES, AGED 83 V - ' : - ' -.-'0 " .: Commander of Salvation Army Expires in London. SEPTIC POISON THE CAUSE How His Work Grew and Won Recog nition Quarrelled with Son Balling ton, Who Formed a Rival Army, the Volunteers of America London.- Geh. William Booth, com mander in .chief of the Salvation Army, died , here of septic poisoning. He had been unconscious for forty eight hours. The (General just past 83 years of age, had been failing since last May, when an operation for cataract was performed on his left eye. There are no"4etails of the General's death beyond the brief official state ment that he passed peacefully away, also that Bramwell" Booth, his wife and their daughter, Mrs. Booth Ell berg, the General's youngest daughter. Where General Booth will he buried has not yet been decided. While every English member of the Salva tion Army is convinced that no man was more worthy of interment in Westminster Abbey, it is not expected thatathe honor will be awarded to Gen. Booth by the Abbey authorities. It Is the general belief that the commander in chief's last resting place will be alongside that of his wife, who eleven years ago was buried in . Abbey Park, Stoke Newington. x "They are sure they are sure if you will only believe!" . s It is probable that the obsequies will include the lying-in-state fox; sev eral days at Congress Hall, Clapton, which wijl be followed by a big me morial service and a procession from London to Abbey Park. '- CoL Kitching said that up to' Satur day General Booth showed BOlicltude for the work of the army.: "We had not! expected the end quite so soon,' CoL Kitching continued. The general died very peacefully and quietly, without the .slightest struggle. His breathing simply became less and less until it ceased altogether. I think the operation may have accelerated death, but I do not believe it was the cause of his demise. I think perhaps the disappointment following the non return of the general's sight was a greater strain upon him than the oper ation itself. He was very" buoyant iin til "three Weeks ago, when' a decided change' for the '"worse occurred. After that time lie gradually sank. . When-General Booth: said from time to time that when the . wires flashed around the world the news of his .death they would also carry the name' of his successor" Col. Kitching added; "he spoke metaphorically.". The announcement of his successor proba bly will be, made in a day or two." House Passes BUI Extending Its Life Until March 4llext V YIELDED TO TH E PRESIDENT Heuse- Vetes 153 te 54 to Override Taft. hut Senate Refuses 24 te XT ' -Redrafted Measure Prevldea Funds for CeurL r- Washington. President Taft worn his fight for the retention ef the Cem mecce Court at least until March 4 next ' After having twice sent .. him the legislative bill in a form which ab olished this court, the House leaders brought out the bill with a provision granting . appropriations or the v sup port: of the court until March 4, and the measure was passed for the third time. " ,; 'y ' Vv This followed the receipt of a mes sage from President Taft, vetoing the bill for the second time within a weekV basing his objections ph the abolition of the Commerce Court. - By a vote of 1S4 to 5$, more than the hecessary two-thirds, the House passed the bill' over the veto, but' the Senate, half an hour, later, sustained the vote by a vote of 27 to 34. None bf the thirty four Senate votes in favor of abolish ing the court was cast by. Republi cans. Senators Bourne, Bristow, Clapp, Crawford, Cummins, La Fol lette, Nelson, Polndexter and' Works, and one Democrat, Thornton of Flori da, voted to sustain the President's veto.' . In the House the following Republl cans, voted to everride the veto: Coop er, Curry, Davis, Fair, French, Helge sen, Hawley, Kendall, Kinkaid of Ne braska, Kent, La Follette. Lafferty, Lindbergh, Murdock," Norris, Rees, Stonerson, Towner, Woods and Young of Kansas. The surrender of the House leaders forced by the refusal of the Senate to override the veto, postpones until next Winter th ultimate fate of the Com merce Court While the court is to be continued until March 4 next, it is the purpose of Chairman Fitzgerald and Representative Underwood to renew next Winter the struggle for its elimi nation. By vetoing the bill President Taft again held up his own salary, that of Cabinet officers, every member of Con gress and every Judge and employe of the United .States courts. BRAMWELL BOOTH, ARMY HEAD. Son of Founder of Great Salvation Organization Accepts Post. London. Bramwell Booth, son of the late General Booth, was designat ed by the latter as his successor in a sealed - document which was opened. Bramwell accepted the position offer ed to him. . v All the Salvation Army commission ers, who were present in London were convoked to, meet A. W. Banger, on of the army's attorneys, at the inter national headquarters on Queen Vic toria street. At this meeting, Mr, Banger produced a sealed envelope which he stated the late General Booth handed to him twenty-two years ago this day. The envelope bore in the general's handwriting the inscrip tion: "The appointment of my suc cessor." Mr. Banger then formally asked Bramwell Booth if he accepted the ap pointment, Bramwell replied in the affirmative and expressed his keen sense of appreciation of the loss to the army by the death it his father. SHERMAN NOTIFIED; Makes Speech of Acceptance Before 30,000 People. Utica, N. Y. Sunny as ever, having recovered from his recent illness, James S. Sherman received official notification of his renomination lor Vice President by the Republican Na tional Convention. The Albany Unconditional Club of Albany, the Cbnkling Unconditional of Utica and the Twenty-ninth and Forty-fourth Separate companies of the National Guard marched to Sher man's house and escorted the Vice President and the notification commit tee to Roscoe Conkling Park, where it was , estimated 30,000 persons had gathered. ' Charles Symonds made an address of welcome. United States Senator George Southerland of Utah .delivered the formal notification, and Sherman- expressed his acceptance. - : President Taft sent a -congratulatory telegram. v'- Following the. notification' exercises, Mr. Sherman entertained the members of the - notification committee at his residence and later took them to see a State League baseball game. Oil President Testifies in Wash 5 iingtu About Contributions, REJECTED 6EC0HD APPEAL Testifies Blfss Assured Hlm tentrlhiK tien Wat AecesUble to. Former resideBt as Welt ' as to Cer- V'' ' telyeuCalls Them'Fsltlflers. 'i Washlngtoa.-Jbhn D. Archbeld tea- 'iZ tilled before the Senate committee in- 4 vesUgating campaign ;. contrlbaUoos s that he was told by Cornelius N. Bliss. ' who collected the $100,000 i contrtbw. tion of the Standard Oil , Company ia : 1904,' that tie President knew of the: ' contrlbutiom and that it was accepted with his knowledge and consent ; ' ; Archbold further testified that when the Standard Oil Company refused to give up $150,000 more he'was warned V by Bliss that the refusal was a mis- J-? take, and a . series of attacks on the company followed. X.' r s , - Senator Penrose followed and reiter-; ated : what Archbold has said, adding that In a Ulk with the then President, the latter did hot deny receiving the CeL Roosevelt in astatement denied ; that he had requested or knew of any Standard Oil contribution as testified by Mr. Archbold. The Colonel lassaUed Mr. Archbold ' for his testimony .'about Bliss, which, the Colonel said he did not believe and which he considered a cruel at tack on a dead man. The Progressive candidate charged that the testimony of Archbold, coming after the story, told by Mr. Penrose in the Senate, coupled with the nature of the questions asiced of the Standard Oil head, looked like a f rameup." bold lied to him when the oil suits Were being prepared and asks why the oil man did not collect then the privl- leges which were coming to him as a" result of his 125,'r0O contribution, if they Were due; " He suggests that the ; relationship between Mr. Archbold and Mr. Pen rose as a member of the Industrial Commission should be examined. George W; Perkins said that the $3, 000,000 fund story . told by Senator Penrose was a falsehood and a wanton slander. . "' Archbold testified that the gift of $100,000 was not made until Mr., Bliss was told Standard Oil did not -want to make it "without its being known and thoroughly approved by the powers that be and by the 'powers that be' I meant, of course, Col. Roosevelt." "Mr. Bliss smilingly said we need have no possible apprehenion on that score," and that Roosevelt and Cortet . you both knw. .. Mr. Archbold refused to admit, that he had written or signed the letter to Senator Penrose announcing the, send- . ing of the $25,000. He said he'; was "suspicious" that it was a forgery. . He admitted that the telegrams' In cipher and other to William Fllnn. ol . Pittsburgh were genuine. QEN. BOOTH IN STATE. Rich and Poor Join Procession Before Bier in London. London. The last tribute of respect was paid to the late General William . Booth by many thousands of people when, his body was laid in state, at Congress Hall, Clapton. - - The German Emperor sent a wreath of white lilies forming the Imperial initial to be placed on the' bien It, was accompanied ; by His Majesty's card, surmounted by a crown. From 10 o'clock onward a stream of humanity, unchecked throughout the day. filed in reverent silence past the catafalque of the dead GeneraL ' Poorly clad women had tramped f miles through the drizzling downpour ; to obtain a last sight of the man who had brought some sunshine Into their lives. Shoulder to shoulder with them were fashionably dressed women. The usual signs of mourning - were not visible. ; Flying over : the. great hall, was the" Salvation Army banner with the words 'Blood and Fire" upon It 1 Draped above the. doorway were a Union Jack and a German flag, sup ported on each side by the Stars and Stripes and the Rising Sun of Japan. The plain hardwood casket was cov ered with a pall made of the Salvation Army, coat of arms, which supported, instead of a sword, the dead General's fatorite Bible, hymn book and famous campaign cup. Standing at the' four corners cadets held the flags of Great Britain, the United States, Japan and Germany. The body was dressed in . the familiar frock coat uniform, he al ways wore., it was open to show the red jersey bearing-, the words ."Blood and Fire." There was a continuous service of song. 'a '..':-V
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